Teach Joy
My group of five sixth graders scuttled in today, as always slightly topsy turvy. After settling down, we got into our activity which was a follow up to some readings we had done and videos we watched about cuttlefish. Having five preps can leave me sometimes feeling unprepared, and my lesson with the same age group the day prior had been stressful. Technology was being difficult, I didn’t explain it thoroughly enough and the personality of the class sometimes makes for a distracting environment. My emotions weren’t in a good place and I found myself getting frustrated with everything. I was impatient when they asked me questions and disciplined them in a negative way far more than usual. I went home feeling stressed and anxious. So much so that it was manifesting physically. Upon reflection and after a nice run, I realized that this was yet another mark of my perfectionism getting in the way of learning. I have been reading this book by Brene Brown called The Gifts of Imperfectio...