As a relief teacher my daily timetable is generally set out for me and I tend to do my relief at one particular school which is helpful. So I do not have reports to do, nor do I have to do lesson plans I just have to deliver what is left for me. I do the marking for the day and I write an end of day report for the teacher. This is not to say that I did not relate to this article - I did. I actually reflected on a 6 month contract that I had last year and what poor time managment skills I had as a teacher. I would arrive at school at 7.45am every morning and leave at 6.00pm every night!!!! Madness I know but whatever I tried to do it never worked out. I had a Reception/Year 1 class so like every teacher I had to deal with behaviour issues; students that just started school; different learning abilities and the list goes on. I would stay back for meetings; marking; preparing for the following day and so on. I did exactly what the article stated - I took work home with all good intensions to mark it and low and behold I was carting it back to school unmarked!!!!
I need to be smarter with my time management skills and follow the zones outlined in the article as well the four criterias of: decide what to do; start it; finish it and accept it!
Very interesting reading with some good advice especially for me.
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