Teachers....

JenOSU03 · February 2012

Anyone else feel like they are struggling to get through the teaching day and all of the added meetings and dealing with parents? I am setting up conferences for later this month and I am totally freaking out about how I am going to teach all day and then conference all night. I have 52 parents and I have to conference with all of them so I will have to conference several nights . I teach K and I am just exhausted when I get home.

Any tips of survival?

Thanks for reading my vent. I hope I am not the only that is exhausted.

bonjourbelle05 · February 2012

I'm completely exhausted as of this past week, but I lucked out and have an awesome student teacher until the end of April. Even though she is teaching half my classes I am still exhausted at the end of each day. I know my doctor said 2nd trimester I should feel better, so maybe you'll have a little more energy by the time conferences roll around

CdnFarmGirl08 · February 2012

I'm exhausted all the time as well. I finally took some time off this week, not really because I was sick but more so because I was exhausted and was very close to snapping on some kids. I did have a doctor's appt because of some cramping, but still it was mostly because I was tired. It made me feel better.

katiecooper11 · February 2012

I teach 3rd and feel exactly the same way. Somedays, I think I could fall asleep at my desk! The constant nausea doesn't help things either. I feel like I'm not giving 100% to my kids anymore, but am doing the very best that I can...

Don't forget the huge stack of ungraded papers on my desk and my complete lack of motivation!

TAGSL710 · February 2012

It has been really hard for me, too. And for some reason (I teach HS) the student sassiness and attitudes are really getting to me and before they were manageable.

mavs41 · February 2012

katiecooper11:
I feel like I'm not giving 100% to my kids anymore, but am doing the very best that I can...

Don't forget the huge stack of ungraded papers on my desk and my complete lack of motivation!

I feel like this....I teach 5th grade reading. I teach a lot from sitting behind my desk and snacking on pretzels because I feel awful when I'm up and moving around. We have a parent night on Feb 21st which consists of standing in the gym for an hour and a half and talking to various parents. I really don't know how I'm going to do that, I have my first doctors appt/ultrasound that day (and I teach 30 minutes away from where I live and go to the doctor) so I'm thinking about asking if it would be ok if I skip that night.

AlinnJo · February 2012

I feel your pain! I also teach K but I co-teach so it's a lot easier on me. On days that I don't feel well, my co-teacher does a lot of the teaching while I do a lot of the prep work and computer work. I would definitely try to find a co worker who understands and is willing to help out. Do some joint class projects with that teacher and let her take the lead while you take a little break! Good luck and I hope you feel better!!

olsentobe · February 2012

omg, I could have written this post. I teach 4th grade and am beyond exhausted. My afterschool program ends next wed THANK GOD. I cant wait for it to be over so I can leave at 3:10 and not 5:10. We had report cards on Tues night and I wa sso wiped I took wed and literally slept all day.

RachelD158 · February 2012

I feel the same way! I teah first grade...I don't want to go to work and it's hard to make it through the day. Not only am I tired but I have zero patience these days!!

I'd like some tips too!!

dcd9976 · February 2012

I teach first grade too! I am exhausted and losing my patience so quickly. My schedule differs everyday. The hardest things is I need to eat every 3 hours or I start feeling terrible. I came home Friday with a sinus infection and I am not looking forward to going back to work tomorrow. Its the 100th day celebration and then V Day! As soon as I get home I want to go to sleep but I know I wont sleep that night if I do. I hope to get my energy back by the second trimester!

JessAndTrav · February 2012

I wish I had some magnificent advice for you, but I don't have many P/T conferences. That's the nice thing about teaching an elective in HS---the parents don't get too concerned about anything.

I think that if I were you, I would limit how late I am willing to stay. I'm a theatre teacher, and we've just started our busy season, and thankfully, we don't stay later than 5:15, otherwise I would die.

Hang in there!

fadsmama · February 2012

I'm with you too. I also teach k and find myself so exhausted and short with the kids. I also just lost my aide so I'm really feeling it. My DS is two and a half, so I am never "off" it feels. No words of wisdom, just know you are not alone!

merrim · February 2012

I teach third and am pregnant with my second. Luckily this time around has been a lot easier! I started out similar to last time-exhausted for awhile and really nauseous. Luckily, for the past few weeks I am rarely nauseous and only get tired at night USUALLY. Some afternoons are tough but I get through it and go to bed early.

Hopefully it will get better soon for all of you!!! I do remember being really tired in the beginning last time but got over it-I don't really remember when but in 2nd tri-early to mid?? Just rest anytime you can-any little break. Do what you can and don't beat yourself up-your best is better than someone else's who doesn't care and no one gives 100% to their job all the time. We're all human! Parents of all people SHOULD understand! A few months of a tired teacher isn't going to do long-term damage to any kid. Mornings have always been best for me so I try to go in early and really don't expect myself to do much in the late evenings.

I worked right up to my delivery with my DS and was feeling really good the whole time. It happened on a Friday night which was exactly what I was afraid would happen after a whole school week, but it worked out just fine. Things will get better! Good luck!

abbs815 · February 2012

i teach second grade and have been feeling the same way. It also doesn't help having tons of meetings before and after school. Sometimes I feel like I am losing my patience quicker with my kids and I have to keep reminding myself that it's not their faults. I'm really hoping my energy returns second tri ! Sorry, no advice. Just know you aren't alone.

teacherjess · February 2012

I'm super-tired every single day. I get home from teaching and by 5:00, I am flat on the couch trying to stay awake (which is a problem because I have a toddler....and a husband who can't cook to save his life). I find that if I don't get enough sleep, I feel very nauseous.

I am also having a hard time dealing with the attitudes of the students. It has been so hard not to snap sometimes, "Can you cut me a break?! I'm pregnant, for God's sake!" I know they would be so much more sensitive if they knew, because they were last time, but it's just not time to bring that cat out of the bag yet.

I do have a student teacher until April, and she'll be teaching two of my classes (the tough ones, thank goodness). I hate to overload her but ultimately I don't think I can make it all day and then come home and be a mom and wife all night, at least for the rest of the first tri.

Hang in there, teachers.

teacherjess · February 2012

I will add my advice from last time-- people do tend to go easier on you in school when you're pregnant. I found that the parents and students (high schoolers, in my case) were much more sympathetic to me. I had no issues with parents being demanding the way they are when I'm not pregnant and in many cases they went out of their way to be kind-- if they emailed about needing something or having questions, they'd often add things like, "I know you have to be exhausted, so there is no hurry on this." Once I began to show, students would offer to carry my bags or my supplies up the stairs for me, and if the students suspected I was about to lose my temper, they got themselves back in line quickly because I think they were afraid I was going to go into labor or something, haha. Those kind of things helped (emotionally as well as physically).

I also did not feel as bad limiting what I could for school, either. I bowed out of a few evening activities that took place while I was in my third tri, like a poetry meeting and some kind of parent event, and my principal didn't mind at all. Don't overdo it.

kellelle01 · February 2012

TAGSL710:
It has been really hard for me, too. And for some reason (I teach HS) the student sassiness and attitudes are really getting to me and before they were manageable.

Same here. The kids have even called me "mean" lately.

I don't really have any tips for survival other than you'll find a way to make it through it. Exhaustion just gets to be a part of your life and your body will find a way to manage. That's how it felt after having DS too and going back to work. I'm so used to be tired and teaching.

JessicaxLynn87 · February 2012

You teach Kindergarten and you have 52 parents? Wow! Well, I also teach Kinder, and like you I find myself struggling to make it through the day. I have actually developed an aversion toward my school. Makes me literally sick to think about going there. I took today off for a doctor's appointment but also because I just needed a day. I have an amazing assistant who has been so helpful, but I feel so bad because she will take over for me at times and that isn't her job. I have been leaving around 3-3:30 in the afternoons and just bringing my work home with me because I cannot fathom working as late as I used to. Oh, and my poor students! I have been so irritable with them lately.

Sigh!

fallplanner · February 2012

Wow, there sure are a lot of teachers on here! I teach K as well and am pregnant with Baby #3. I am exhausted and am waiting for the 12 week energy burst. With my two sons, I felt great starting around that time. So here's hoping that its the same. Like others, I feel like I am never "off" being around little ones. I spend the day with my kindys and then come home to my 2 little ones. By the time my oldest goes to bed around 7:30, I am passed out right beside him. It is crazy! I find the weekends tiring too, as there isn't recess or lunch breaks at home...haha. Anyways, I'm hoping things get easier in a few weeks:)

lnorris5110 · February 2012

I can relate! We are pregnant with our first. I teach kinder and I feel sick most of the day. I teach in a difficult school so I need patience anyway, so I'm struggling to be the teacher I want to be. BUT I agree that a few weeks of a tired, nauseous teacher will not hurt our kids. We should be feeling better in 2-5 weeks or so and then we can be at 1000% again!

We need to stay relaxed and not add stress onto our plate. This time will pass! In the mean time, let's take care of ourselves, get rest, eat our crackers and get to our 2nd TRI!!

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