This will just a be a short post, unlike most of my others. Maybe a short venting about my frustration at this time of the year. You see, right now, my self-assessment is that I suck.
Young Businessman Under Stress by Nutdanai Apikhomboonwaroot
I feel like Will Ferrell in “The Office” when he’s “air juggling”, except I’m not really sure if I am keeping all the balls in the air. I feel like I’m doing nothing “well”, but everything just “ok”. I’m not a perfectionist, but I don’t dig “ok” for myself. I have higher expectations for myself, but today, this is where I find myself mentally. The list of things stressing me out a bit right now is pretty lengthy (and I’m not normally a high-stress person):
1) Seniors that are going down to the wire that I’m worried will not get to walk across the stage in 11 days. I’ll be sick if one slips through the cracks at this late date.
2) The 8 sophomore students that I have worked with all year that might not pass all of their classes this semester. A year of hard work culminates in a few days.
3) The constant struggle to retain/recapture students in ALL classes that have decided that May attendance is purely optional. Attendance % and graduation % are like oxygen meters in a submarine, I’m scared to breathe if they go too low.
4) I probably SHOULD have at least one or two practices for my daughter’s basketball team that I am coaching- and their first game is May 23.
5) Summative conferences, teacher checkouts, and other various pieces of paperwork that must be completed before they all leave next Friday.
6) Summer school enrollments, having rooms lined out and making sure that the numbers are enough to have all the courses that teachers are counting on having for a little extra money this summer.
7) Beginning to work on the students who are currently on my dropout list- tracking them down, visiting their homes, getting them enrolled back into some type of educational programming.
Ok, I feel a little better- venting is done. I’ll take a deep breath or two.
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This too shall pass. I know that others out there must feel similar stress this time of year. Feel free to comment and commiserate. No sense losing sleep; in two weeks we’ll start working in earnest on next year- ahh the cycle of a school 🙂