These past 2 weeks have shown me how important it is to be flexible. We have had IS days and early dismissals, which have thrown off the schedule significantly. However, I think this has been such a learning experience. Full-time teaching has done a great job of breaking me of some of my OCD habits. I tend to be a perfectionist, and don't like to change plans once they have been made. But, I feel like I'm really doing better at this now. Things come up, students are out, and plans need to be changed. I think the fact that I have a lot of extra activities, and the general schedule can be flexible, makes it easier for me to do this. When we had to get specific lessons done in previous semesters, we had a very limited and specific time to get it done. Now, if things don't go as planned, you can extend or shorten it. This is more realistic and takes some pressure off the schedule.
These past 2 weeks have shown me how important it is to be flexible. We have had IS days and early dismissals, which have thrown off the schedule significantly. However, I think this has been such a learning experience. Full-time teaching has done a great job of breaking me of some of my OCD habits. I tend to be a perfectionist, and don't like to change plans once they have been made. But, I feel like I'm really doing better at this now. Things come up, students are out, and plans need to be changed. I think the fact that I have a lot of extra activities, and the general schedule can be flexible, makes it easier for me to do this. When we had to get specific lessons done in previous semesters, we had a very limited and specific time to get it done. Now, if things don't go as planned, you can extend or shorten it. This is more realistic and takes some pressure off the schedule.
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