November is tough month.
On the homesickness cycle, it's usually a big dip. Somehow it goes from not-so-dark in October to barely-ever-light in November. And it gets cold here in the north north. Cold.
So, to help us through the tough month the school schedules..... conferences!! (because that makes things better) As much as I don't like them, conferences really aren't bad. Especially when you have good students! (They also aren't really planned then to torture us, it's just a logical and fine time for them.)
But, they do require some prep work. This year, all the ES teachers filled in a form with strengths and areas of improvement for each student. We were then able to use that at conferences, which was great.
Not so great, is how long the first day of conferences are. We teach all day, and then have several conferences immediately following school. On Wednesday, I was filling in the forms and realized I was exhausted and should go to bed soon... it was 7:15. On Thursday evening, my last conference was scheduled for 7:40. .... I was awake for it. Alert... that might be debatable.
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So, to help us through the tough month the school schedules..... conferences!! (because that makes things better) As much as I don't like them, conferences really aren't bad. Especially when you have good students! (They also aren't really planned then to torture us, it's just a logical and fine time for them.)
But, they do require some prep work. This year, all the ES teachers filled in a form with strengths and areas of improvement for each student. We were then able to use that at conferences, which was great.
Not so great, is how long the first day of conferences are. We teach all day, and then have several conferences immediately following school. On Wednesday, I was filling in the forms and realized I was exhausted and should go to bed soon... it was 7:15. On Thursday evening, my last conference was scheduled for 7:40. .... I was awake for it. Alert... that might be debatable.
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