The Weekends

More like the weekneverends.

I suppose it's my fault but I just can't seem to crack the code. Week after week I watch teachers crank out their lesson plans and happily place them in the dauntingly huge binders that sit in the office.  So what's wrong with me?

Trying to figure out a system for completing 20 lesson plans per week has been one of the biggest challenges of my year.  I find myself perpetually stuck in the middle of the spectrum that has "let's just get it over with and give the gist of the lesson" on one side and "I need to write out every single thing I'll say" on the other.  On top of that, I find myself constantly questioning most of the 5 W's and even the H (What I am teaching, When I am teaching it, Why I am teaching it, and How I am teaching it) even though I have maps and standards and other teachers to follow.  I suppose it's a confidence thing, and I'm hoping it goes away as time goes on.

That being said, I can't say that I entirely hate planning.  Sometimes coming up with new and exciting ways to teach my kids is fun for me, but I often feel like the fact that it is done in my free time and the excessive amount of time it takes overshadows the entertaining aspect.  I don't think it'll ever be all fun... but I do think there is an issue with referring to Sundays as my "Hell days." Until the day that Sunday sees no lesson plan templates, I'm afraid the title will stay.

Speaking of which...