Saturday, October 4, 2014
Overwhelemed 11/5
Well, I am not sure where to start... I am feeling very overwhelmed at the moment. Which is how I normally feel during week one of classes. Seeing everything that we have to do for the whole quarter, and when am I am going to get it done. But for me it feels like I have a TON more to do. Going to school two days a week (from 9-5), then being at my dyad (9-5), and then working on Friday, Saturday, Sunday (8-4). I am just not sure when i am going to get everything done. And I have to work because there is no way I would be able to eat or pay for gas and everything else if i did not. I am just not sure how I am going to get everything done. I really don't like to complain (though I feel I have been all the time now), but it is just a lot of pressure to put on one person. Also I don't want this to be a negative experience because I am learning what to do for what I love. I want to be a teacher!! Teaching is what I want to do for the rest of my life, I want to work with kids!! When I am working with them, and seeing the difference I can make, it makes all the hard times fade away, and 100% worth it. So that it what I am going to keep thinking about... all the kids that I am going to help!!
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Gosh Stacey, I couldn't agree with you more. I'm not even working right now and I feel overwhelmed. I think it's a shame that post-baccalaureate and masters programs feel they have to overload you and almost drive you into madness to accomplish getting your degree. I just want you to know that you aren't alone in this, and we do all eventually figure it out! Just don't give up, you will make a remarkable teacher.
ReplyDeleteI love how honest your post is. I think that we are all in the same boat, which is a good thing because we can all be there to support each other. I admire you for being able to work while we are doing all of this, I am having a hard time getting everything done with no job!
ReplyDeleteI think that it will get easier as the quarter progresses, we just have to remember to take it one step at a time and only do what you can. If you miss one reading out of the 5 assigned for a class it is not the end of the world. You need to keep your sanity!
I agree with you when you talk about how being around the kids makes all of the stress go away (for the day at least). Their attitudes are infectious and when we walk into 20 + smiling faces how could we not feel better about all of the craziness?
Hang in there girl, we got this!