My Clean(Er) Desk
Two weekends ago, I spent eleven hours at school, working inward my classroom. Why? I was in addition to then behind that I felt similar I was going to lose my mind. Did I desire to pass my weekend at school? Definitely not. I would accept much rather spent my weekend reading or catching upwards on Downton Abbey or fifty-fifty grocery shopping.
My destination for that weekend was to larn everything completely done in addition to laid upwards for Mon - Midweek in addition to then this past times calendar week wouldn't hold upwards every bit stressful. To motivate myself, I wrote out my to-do listing on the dry out erase board. My students relish doing math a lot to a greater extent than on our dry out erase boards, in addition to then I figured I would accept to a greater extent than fun tackling my to produce listing if it was on the dry out erase board.
Everything inward the film is what I crossed off afterwards a vii lx minutes session on Saturday. After iv to a greater extent than hours on Sunday, a lot of materials was marked off. Still, roughly things remained. And, inward fact, I nevertheless haven't done roughly of the things on the list. I simply bespeak to a greater extent than hours inward the day. I bespeak to a greater extent than fourth dimension to produce everything to my standard.
One matter I did was to construct clean off my desk. My desk in addition to I are constantly at battle. I desire to accept a construct clean desk. I actually do. But, apartment surfaces accept a style to non rest in addition to then empty inward my classroom.
While working on cleaning my desk, I had an epiphany. Maybe if I had less materials on my desk, it would hold upwards easier to drib dead along clean. It sounded similar a practiced idea, but what should I produce well-nigh all the materials I role regularly? I didn't actually desire to pose my stapler in addition to record dispenser inward a drawer. My kickoff epiphany was followed past times a to a greater extent than tyke epiphany. Hello, Sarah! You accept an entire wall of windows inward your classroom. And, at that spot is a ledge inward front end of the windows. Why don't yous pose the materials yous role all the fourth dimension on the ledge instead of your desk?
The comments made past times students in addition to other teachers were priceless.
Student: WOAH! You cleaned your desk!
Me: Yes, I did. Are yous impressed?
Student: Yes. Now, I'll actually freak out if yous accept ALL of our papers graded!
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Student: Hello, Ms. "Finally Cleaned Your Desk."
Me: Hi!
Student: That's what I'm going to laid out calling you.
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Another Teacher: There's something missing here. What used to sit down here? I know at that spot used to hold upwards something here! Where'd it go?
Me: I cleaned my desk off this weekend.
Teacher: Oh, that's it. That explains it.
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Student: You rearranged your desk. Is that in addition to then yous tin accept a longer cocaine line?
If yous desire to meet why this is such a big deal, let's flash dorsum to a few weeks ago.
I mean value those pictures are worth a K words.
My destination for that weekend was to larn everything completely done in addition to laid upwards for Mon - Midweek in addition to then this past times calendar week wouldn't hold upwards every bit stressful. To motivate myself, I wrote out my to-do listing on the dry out erase board. My students relish doing math a lot to a greater extent than on our dry out erase boards, in addition to then I figured I would accept to a greater extent than fun tackling my to produce listing if it was on the dry out erase board.
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| My To Do List |
One matter I did was to construct clean off my desk. My desk in addition to I are constantly at battle. I desire to accept a construct clean desk. I actually do. But, apartment surfaces accept a style to non rest in addition to then empty inward my classroom.
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| My CLEAN(er) Desk! |
While working on cleaning my desk, I had an epiphany. Maybe if I had less materials on my desk, it would hold upwards easier to drib dead along clean. It sounded similar a practiced idea, but what should I produce well-nigh all the materials I role regularly? I didn't actually desire to pose my stapler in addition to record dispenser inward a drawer. My kickoff epiphany was followed past times a to a greater extent than tyke epiphany. Hello, Sarah! You accept an entire wall of windows inward your classroom. And, at that spot is a ledge inward front end of the windows. Why don't yous pose the materials yous role all the fourth dimension on the ledge instead of your desk?
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| Window Sill of Supplies |
Student: WOAH! You cleaned your desk!
Me: Yes, I did. Are yous impressed?
Student: Yes. Now, I'll actually freak out if yous accept ALL of our papers graded!
--
Student: Hello, Ms. "Finally Cleaned Your Desk."
Me: Hi!
Student: That's what I'm going to laid out calling you.
--
Another Teacher: There's something missing here. What used to sit down here? I know at that spot used to hold upwards something here! Where'd it go?
Me: I cleaned my desk off this weekend.
Teacher: Oh, that's it. That explains it.
--
Student: You rearranged your desk. Is that in addition to then yous tin accept a longer cocaine line?
If yous desire to meet why this is such a big deal, let's flash dorsum to a few weeks ago.
I mean value those pictures are worth a K words.
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