up early
Ah stress.
I don't think it is much different in a small school from a large school. A few kids do it all. You depend on the girls that are in national honor society to play softball, do the quiz bowl, act in the play, work on the weekends and to do the yearbook. (It does often seem to be girls.)
The only way they do that is with support. Parents who will drive them, cook for them, give them allowances for luxuries like clothes, etc. And teachers. Teachers who will coach them, direct them, instruct them and make allowances when allowance are needed. Things like changing deadlines.
So I am up now because I am worried about the yearbook, which I am the adviser.
No new faculty should ever be put in charge of the yearbook. Especially at my school where no one has had the patience to do the yearbook for more than two years. [Note to self, people who say they will help you, only want YOU to do the yearbook.] And it is partly because the students who do too much do the yearbook and from time to time, don't do the yearbook. I am sure they think I should do more, but I figure I am the adviser, they are the staff. But they are right, when it call comes down to the midnight deadline, I am the one who has to step in.
Every school should have a mentor program, but that mentoring should not be one person (in my case it was the math teacher), but several who will make time to instruct the new personal in areas they know. For example: I am coaching girls modified softball (not so smart considering the yearbook). I would love for one of the people who have coached to call me aside and say: "Here is how you reserve the gym for practice on Saturdays when custodians really don't want you in the school." or "here are the basic rules, 1) players can borrow mitts, but you have to sign them out. 2) etc..."
well enough of the chatter, got to get ready to go to school two hours early, so I might not have to say past 8 p.m. like last night.
I don't think it is much different in a small school from a large school. A few kids do it all. You depend on the girls that are in national honor society to play softball, do the quiz bowl, act in the play, work on the weekends and to do the yearbook. (It does often seem to be girls.)
The only way they do that is with support. Parents who will drive them, cook for them, give them allowances for luxuries like clothes, etc. And teachers. Teachers who will coach them, direct them, instruct them and make allowances when allowance are needed. Things like changing deadlines.
So I am up now because I am worried about the yearbook, which I am the adviser.
No new faculty should ever be put in charge of the yearbook. Especially at my school where no one has had the patience to do the yearbook for more than two years. [Note to self, people who say they will help you, only want YOU to do the yearbook.] And it is partly because the students who do too much do the yearbook and from time to time, don't do the yearbook. I am sure they think I should do more, but I figure I am the adviser, they are the staff. But they are right, when it call comes down to the midnight deadline, I am the one who has to step in.
Every school should have a mentor program, but that mentoring should not be one person (in my case it was the math teacher), but several who will make time to instruct the new personal in areas they know. For example: I am coaching girls modified softball (not so smart considering the yearbook). I would love for one of the people who have coached to call me aside and say: "Here is how you reserve the gym for practice on Saturdays when custodians really don't want you in the school." or "here are the basic rules, 1) players can borrow mitts, but you have to sign them out. 2) etc..."
well enough of the chatter, got to get ready to go to school two hours early, so I might not have to say past 8 p.m. like last night.
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