I have to admit. Resolution is a bit of a bad word to me. I’m not sure that I’ve ever made a New Year’s Resolution. Resolutions always seems like a promise you make to yourself with a wink-wink nudge-nudge knowing that you’ll let yourself off the hook.
I woke up this morning and was reading through blogs and there were so many resolution posts and linkies. Amanda at Teaching Maddeness made a good point saying that posting them publicly makes you more likely to follow through. I suppose it is time to give it a try….
School Resolution:
Prioritize my time to focus on the kids.
Sometimes I find myself doing so much at school that I have a hard time finding time to really focus on my own students. There was a moment last month that woke me up again. It was 5 o’clock on a Friday and I was still in my classroom. I try to have 5 o’clock curfew, but I try to leave earlier than that on Fridays. I asked myself, “Why am I so behind?!?” I realized that I had had a meeting each day that week that had kept me from focusing on my classroom. Friday was the first day of the week that I was able to be in my classroom after school. My resolution is to try not to let all those other teacher duties pull me away from focusing on my students.
Home Resolution:
Have moments of actual mental peace.
I keep my mind too busy. I’m thinking about chores that need to be done. I’m thinking about school. I’m thinking about items I want to create. I’m looking at TV, Facebook, Pinterest, blogs….. I need to give my brain a break. Maybe that will mean just completing what I’m thinking about instead of thinking about it. Maybe it will mean going away from home into nature away from all of those distractions. I’ll figure it out. I need to calm my brain.
Blog Resolution:
Take more pictures.
I want to try to remember to take more pictures of things happening in my class to share. I’m a visual person so I feel like I need a picture in order to blog about something. I need to take more pictures at school so I’ll allow myself to share more with you.
Thanks for linking up! I think you have reasonable, doable resolutions. Your "home" resolution is a good one… one that I should adopt as well. I started doing yoga this year, and it's really helped to clear my mind. Maybe you should give it a try!
Angela 🙂
Hippo Hooray for Second Grade!
I've been thinking about yoga. We shall see.
I found your blog from the Linky Parties 🙂 It is nice to know that there are many of us setting goals for ourselves to leave early than normal. When you love teaching it is difficult to set time constraints. Good luck!
I'm much better than I was. When I first started teaching my "curfew" was 7. I feel like 5 is more reasonable. 🙂
Hi Mercedes! Thanks for linking up! Looks like great minds think alike! I love your "brain break" resolution. My problem is the minute I stop, I collapse and fall asleep! Maybe if I get more sleep I'll be able to have a brain break. What a vicious cycle!
Diane
Teaching With Moxie
Hi Mercedes,
Your resolutions sound too familiar. I also have a hard time turning off my brain or even making resolutions I really want to get back to reading books. I just need to find a great book:/. Thanks for the great post!
Wendy
I completely agree about turning your brain off! Last year, I took a yoga class one afternoon a month and it was my little slice of heaven because it was the ONE time that I was forced to turn my brain off! I need to check around for a class again!!
Thanks for linking up!
Amanda
Teaching Maddeness
I love your resolutions – defintely achievable goals! I think it is very hard for us teacher types to turn our brains off!
I have featured you in my most recent post! Happy New Year!
A Year of Accomplishments and Milestones!
Meetings are the bane of my existence! It seems we have so many meetings about teaching that we never get to teach. Have a happy new year!
Megan
I Teach. What's Your Super Power?
I just realized that our school resolutions are the same… 🙂 Good luck with your resolutions!
Nichole
Craft of Teaching