Teachers?

Spring break starts next week--and I'm going to Disneyland! I'm coming from raining Oregon, so sometime tomorrow I need to find my shorts and figure out if they still fit!

^That is terrible ...but also could be the start of something new (in a sh*tty unexpected kind of way).

This is my last day of spring break. We have state testing at the end of April...ugh...

I saw this a while back but a friend posted this on FB (in light of all the crappy current and impending edu-cuts):

http://front.moveon.org/the-most-aggressive-defense-of-teachers-youll-hear-this-year/

I was in the classroom for 6 years (middle school science) and now I work from home with parents who homeschool through a local charter school. I do have to say being at home is harder since I eat everything in sight. I used to just inform my students I had a strict diet and there may be times I am eating in class. They understood. I felt in the classroom I had a better handle on my eating than I do now because I was restricted to eating at certain times a day. I do have to say one thing I don't struggle with is eating waaayyyyy too much at dinner. I used to do this because I would feel famished. I found that Zone bars were great ways to get a quick 200-250 cals in between periods or quickly during warm ups or cool downs (beginning and end of classes). It helped me push my hunger aside. I also bought a 2.5 gal refillable water bottle at a local water store and refilled it every morning and brought it with me. I was able to hydrate easier. (You can buy one from the store pre-filled if you like that). The final thing that helped me lose weight between my babies was I found a group of teachers at the school to run with or work out with after school. Having two to three days a week to just rund and chit-chat really helped my stress and my sanity in the classroom. You may be surprised how many others there are at your school who are looking for the same thing. Put an e-mail out! But believe me the stress of in class teaching can wreak havoc on anyone's health!

I'm on SPRING BREAK!!!! Wahoo! I'm going to try to up the miles walked per day. Instead of two, I'm going to aim for three or four. We'll see if my body can take it. Either that, or I'll drag out the bike. Yeah, that might be fun. The weather here in Florida is fantastic!

Meanwhile.....I have an interview next week! I took my daughter shopping with me yesterday so she could help me pick out a nice, professional, feminine suit to wear. I didn't even go to the women's department! When I started MFP i was buying 18W. Yesterday I bought a size 16 from the misses department! Wahoo!

So wish me luck. Next Wednesday, the 30th, I have an in-person interview to teach for Florida Virtual School! I'm going down the night before and praying I won't get lost driving in Orlando the next morning. I'll probably leave the hotel an hour before the interview! I'm so nervous, yet excited! I love teaching with technology! And to be able to work from home and have time to write as well! Wow. I mean, I know changing jobs is stressful in itself, but I'm ready for a change. Wish me luck!

I am working on my IEPs for next year and also getting ready for our state wide testing. I am having issues with a fellow teacher that is on permit and has no experience, yet thinks that they are an expert. When it rains, it pours! I will be glad when it is time for our spring break at the end of April. I need a break!

Budget cuts...the sh*ts hitting the fan - this is somewhat near me:

Just last week Eyewitness News learned 550 Katy ISD employees won't be coming back to work next year -- and this is just the beginning of the layoffs. The number of teachers given notice Wednesday was 350, according to Katy ISD spokesperson Steve Stanford. Approximately another 200 teachers have notified the district of their plans to resign or retire.

Katy ISD is facing a $50 million budget shortfall due to spending cuts in the state budget.

:grumble:

http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/story?section=news/local&id=8072121&rss=rss-ktrk-article-8072121

How wonderful Lisa!!! What a good time to get yourself "recharged".

Enjoy every moment!!! (I laugh at the visual of you shutting everything down and sprinting to your car!)

Hello

I'm a Religious Education teacher in a high school. I find that as others have mentioned there are always so many cakes etc around. our head of dept is lovely and always brings cakes, sweets, chocolate etc in for us all the time!
I find that I am so exhusted by the time i get home, i just do have the energy to workout, but i really need to start and force myself to do it!

Yay teachers! The only ones who know what it's like!!
I guess I'm luckier than most on here because I can go to the loo whenever I like, have at least 20mins at lunch totally free and have another break built into the day, so eating and drinking at appropriate times isn't difficult.
But man am I tired when I get home! Take today- up at 5.45, leave for school at 6.30, teach/generally be busy from 7.15 to 5pm, home, eat dinner, slump on sofa. Motivation to do any exercise=none. However, I have gone over on my calories today (by 123, damn the cookies in the staff room!), so really should go. Oh, and have bought some marking home with me. Gah!
Rant over...

I'm an high school art teacher...and now I will pick up some elementary classes, too. The elementary teacher is retiring partially. It is a fast and crazy wild ride with these high schoolers!

oh ya! ...and the teacher resource room is ridiculous and very perilous for those trying to eat better...Krispy Kremes were sold about 4 times this year! I succumbed last week...watch out world!

hope you enjoy the long weekend!

When is your school done for the year? My school has the kids till June 8th, and we go a couple of extra days to get everthing packed up and unplugged. We had 7 snow days to make up - or we would be finishing the beginning of June.

when do you start? We started on Aug. 23rd this year - and will start on Aug 18 in the fall. Pretty soon we will be year round!:ohwell: