I try hard to avoid falling into the "Woe is me" teacher mentality. I love what I do. I think that image is funny, and rings somewhat true, but it really isn't that bad (I know teachers everywhere don't want this secret out).* That all being said, it is draining. I am trying to be a good teacher, husband, friend, musician, athlete, pop culture consumer, and gamer, but those are a lot of plates to keep spinning, and it is not easily done. So that means certain things slide. The daily blog that you have been doing all year; pumping some iron to make sure you don't become the Pillsbury dough boy; saying no to another chocolate bar from the Halloween left overs all: these things all become herculean efforts because you have spent every ounce of your energy pouring into students. After all that, somehow you are still behind. It can become easy to be a bad teacher because no matter what effort you put in, you still have catching up to do. Somehow, when you get into the room, you get them in an activity, and you hear something brilliant said from a twelve year old, it just becomes all worth it.
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