Teacher Endurance

After 10 years I should know what to expect. What amazes me is that I always forget. I am tired. It is unreal how much teaching endurance I have lost over the summer. One complaint you will hear form teachers is that their voice goes south on them. Luckily, I do not talk enough to my students to make that happen. I try to let them do most of the teaching, or they are busy with an activity. I forget how much energy it takes to manage five different sets of 30 students for an hour each while still making it exciting, fun, entertaining, and even academic. I actually fell asleep on the couch at 8:30 pm when my normal bed time is 11:00 pm. I was shocked when I woke up to say the least.

I think I need to do a study next year on the endurance training that teachers put themselves through in the first two weeks. I wonder if I can become a consultant or something. I can develop a training plan much like runner have for a marathon. The goal is to avoid the need to go to sleep 2-3 hours early for those first few weeks. Hmmm, interesting...anyone ready to give me a grant? :)