Awhile ago on a podcast, I heard the encouragement to be "pleasant and present." I like it both because it rhymes and because it feels wise. I decided that I should try it at school yesterday. I mean, I'm present physically. Sometimes though, they are involved in some activity and I snatch a few minutes to do some grading or look ahead. It almost always descends into chaos or shenanigans when that happens. I think I am much better off just being pleasant and present and doing my grading and planning later.
I was also (pleasant and present) at the school until 5:30 yesterday....
In addition to all the other things, I spent time on the dance rehearsal for our faculty dance for the dance festival (my drum part) and practicing the song Miriam and I are singing for our tribute to Janelle. (I rewrote the words to some Newsies songs.)
It's a bizarro time of year. A guy was walking his dog past the school yesterday and all the teachers were on the field either dancing or drumming and I'm pretty sure he wondered what was actually happening.
But hey, I'm pleasant and present.
2 comments:
I really like that advice of being pleasant and present. Pleasant reminds me of President Nelson's counsel to avoid contention and one comment on our prophets that seems to be repeated is when you are talking to them or in their presence they are focused on you. Keep in there. You'll have the first days of the kid's summer to do the many things you want to sort out then you can start your summer.
I wish I had been that dog-walking fellow!
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