Well, the past five weeks have been quite an adventure. I've been taking two grad classes at Hamline and they're both online and both time consuming. I've been juggling school work with grad work with life at home and it has been a challenge. And yet, it's a good reminder of what my students and their families daily juggle. Even as I strive to set high expectations for students, I can't lose sight of the realities of people's day to day obligations. At the very least, I need to model and teach students how to get it all done in the time they are allotted. What must be sacrificed? Time with my son? Sleep? How can I maintain my sanity and healthy and still contribute vibrantly to my school and professional learning experiences. For one thing, the house gets messier and I'd wager that many students live in some semblance of clutter:) Maybe this is a sign of a student's stress level? Usually, my house gets clean when I have a paper to write, but sometimes there's not even time for procrastination:)
The end of the term is fast approaching and my least favorite time is near: grades. I dislike the end of the term assigning of grades because it means providing a "measure" of kids I care about and know, need to get to know better and more. I also struggle to manage the numbers of it all. I have to type out progress reports, assign numbers, fill in the sheets and then add it all up. Why? Because we don't have an online grading system. Bummer. If there are any excel experts out there, or recommendations for a great online site for grading, let me know!
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