Summer Read Really Helped Me!!!

This summer has been the most eye-opening summer that I have had since being in my career! To be honest, I've never been much of a novel reader but the required text being titled Essentialism really sparked my attention for many different reasons. When I began reading the book, I realized things about myself that I never realized before such as how much I had been spreading myself thin in my school building. The funny thing is that I had been warned and told by several people in my school building that I was going to tire myself out but I always would make an excuse for why they said that to me. In addition, I realized after reading the book, that I was making an excuse for why I was involved in so many aspects of the school. Prior to reading the book I also had been slightly upset with myself for requesting that my principal find another person to coordinate our after-school program other than myself. I had been feeling horrible because I felt like I gave up due to being tired and I felt that I was being selfish for wanting to simply focus more on just my students in my classroom rather than all struggling students grades 3-5. I also felt that I was giving up an opportunity that my Principal gave me due to him knowing that impact that I would make in those students' lives. BUT as I began reading the book this Summer, I realized that I had made the right decision because my reasonings for not wanting to continue directing the program were all mentioned in the book such as making sure that I have time to spend with my family and making sure that I am being most effective in the areas that are most important and in my case, that would be my individual classroom. Due to reading the book, I have a new mindset on how to approach my career and that's exciting to know as I begin a new school year!

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  1. Karen DozierJuly 30, 2017 at 10:23 AM

    Important life skill...you have to learn to take care of yourself. This is something I often have to remind myself of because I think I can do so many things, but I would be better if I limited the things I did.

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