I've been taking my vitamins lately, and, boy, has it made a difference!
I'm reasonably caught up on grading (well, except for the last 4 days, when I was trying to put the grades into the computer - that's a WHOLE 'nother story), not falling asleep at 8 pm, and not dragging around the classroom by the end of the day.
You'd think I would have learned by now, but, no, I still need to be reminded about keeping in good health. It really shows up in a more relaxed and positive attitude with the students. Their minor misbehaviors don't get on my last nerve, and I remain calm, controlled, and able to follow the steps of the discipline plan without:
- giving them dirty looks, but not acting on it
- going straight to the guillotine
- ignoring the behavior, being too tired to deal with it
Good thing, too, as I'm teaching a subject (Chemistry) that I am less prepared to teach than Physics.