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Slice of Teaching #4

Ahhh, teacher weekends: this is the slice that everyone knows about, but you have to be (or love) a teacher to truly witness.

An abbreviated to-do list for my teacher Saturday:

  1. Feed the baby
  2. Finish blog post while toddler watches PJ Masks
  3. Say hi to neighbors
  4. Take 3 sips of coffee with husband
  5. Call a colleague to answer a question from Friday afternoon
  6. Prep for Day 1 of a two-day Zoom meeting, 11am-5pm
  7. Comment on at least two more blended sophomore essays
  8. Swap off on kid duty so husband can eat a bite of breakfast
  9. Check on senior application essays after their Friday deadline
  10. Log into meeting less than 90 seconds before it begins
  11. Find my charger to keep my computer from dying
  12. Make the baby wave to Zoom colleagues; make sure mic is on mute while doing this
  13. Chase toddler with earbuds in so I can keep up with both meeting and parenting
  14. Nibble sandwich while engaging in Zoom debate and heating up Easy Mac
  15. Drink coffee. Lots, lots more coffee.

    Solidarity to all the busy educators out there! May your coffee be hot and your list be short. 

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6 Comments

  1. jillfr

    Saturday are so crazy busy. You may think that it gets better as your kids get older, but surprise….. They get their own activities you need to drive them to or stay and watch! Enjoy it all though because boy does it go fast.

    • mellyteaches

      For all the craziness, it is pretty adorable and fun. And they both still take afternoon naps, so I am absolutely enjoying those for as long as they last!

  2. Anonymous

    I really don’t know how you do it all! Wishing you a gorgeous weekend. -Tracy

    • mellyteaches

      The secret is that I totally don’t! The essays will wait – debate in our meeting was pretty fun. 🙂

  3. Amyilene

    That is quite a list! I am glad that at least you were able to get a Slice out of it!!

  4. Oh, Melly, that makes me tired just reading that long list. Yes, indeed, may your weekend lists be shorter, and your coffee warmer!

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