OMG. It is now late October, meaning school has been in session for two months (minus a week and a half for Hurricane Irma) and I still feel like it's the first week of school. My classes are not following solid routines, my lesson plans are all but nonexistent, and I feel like I'm running myself ragged but not actually teaching anything.
So I've decided to scrap all I have established (and established is a strong word. More like half-heartedly follow every other day) and do a mental reset. I'm basically going to start teaching as if it's the first day of school again. Teach class rules, routines, procedures. Establish regular assignments, grading categories. Everything.
Because what I'm doing now is not working, and I can't keep pushing through because I'm afraid to go against the flow and try to reset.
Wish me luck.
