Right now I would like more time in my day.
I have so much I want to do and feel that I am rushing through from task to task and feeling impatient with things that waste any little second. The meeting schedule at work seems to have doubled this year and I can’t understand why.
I know we have new curriculum to implement but we have better paid ‘servant’ leaders with larger time allowances and they are covering a smaller range than previous curriculum leaders had to, which by rights should save time.
A lot of the meetings are covering information that could be easily distributed in other ways. I find it highly amusing that we expect students to meet deadlines and learn new things yet there seems to be no trust or expectations that teachers can do this.
Often there really isn’t room for imput or consultation and ‘pretending’ that is what a meeting is about is just insulting and annoying.
I should write all this on my work blog I suppose but it’s probably not politically correct and I really haven’t got time to discuss this with anyone right now- I am just having a vent! PS:
I have no photo of that but if you can imagine for a moment a cranky looking woman sitting in a meeting with too many other people to be effective silently grumbling to herself about why people still need to complain about things that are inevitable or explain blow by blow what they do in a classroom as if they are not in a room full (and I mean full) of people who do virtually the same things, yet don’t need to go into detail about it, every chance they get. I mean who are they trying to convince?
Mmm I have gone on and on.
The View
We went to Jeeralang after work today to look at some land that is for sale up there. We didn’t want it but the view was pretty. It was a long drive though. I know I wouldn’t want to drive all the way up there every day. It is nice to go and check out places. Today was just ok. It was another day of countless little chores and tasks and I am looking forward to the Easter break. People around me are looking frazzled to be honest and in some weird way that makes me feel not as bad as they look, so I feel semi relaxed. I found behaviours from students today annoying and irritating and mostly because they are the things I would normally ignore. I guess it is me and that’s what annoys me.
Watching and Reading and Cleaning
Those three words summarise my weekend. I have been watching some DVD’s, romantic comedies that were enjoyable but not probably memorable and after having said that I don’t even think I will mention their titles. I have read a bit online and put a couple of clips on Revver from the Broken Hill trip that I took earlier this year. I have finally taken the clothes off the line and washed some more and will be vacuuming and generally cleaning up this afternoon. I am also going to visit pa. I have done some offspring ferrying. Asha went to friends yesterday and then to a party last night. I actually went to bed early and set my alarm to go get her. I think I will do that more in future. Trying to stay up until young people have finished with their partying is a little unrealistic for me lately. I can’t believe I used to be such a night owl. This entry is just blah blah blah….. I think I am avoiding housework.