As mentioned in previous postings, I am a regular classroom music teacher this year, having resigned from the arts headship, effective September 1st, 2015. I am very much enjoying my year so far. I find that my teaching is smoother, and tension-free. I have more time to prepare my lessons, and my patience level is calmer. I can concentrate on teaching and enjoy the activities with a more relaxed feeling. I offer more freedom to the students, offering them more time to work on projects. We are spending some time in the keyboard lab, composing music with the computer and keyboard. I feel less pressure on me to arrange meetings, attend meetings, respond to and address concerns from other arts areas. For example, problems with scheduling, problems with the dance floor, problems with storage, sign-off on purchase orders, reviewing examinations, installing a printer, purchasing other items required, and the list goes on and on.
I have only experienced 4 on-calls, which is amazing, an average of 1 per month so far. I cannot complain at all about extra duties. Next semester, I think I will have cafeteria supervision, but hopefully that will not be too overwhelming. So, I am pleased so far, so good!
Also, I have had some time to attend yoga after school, and run a bit in the gym shooting basketball hoops, and I think that soon I may even complete sessions in the weight room!
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