I like the sharing by Fredrick about the PD lessons on Big Rocks.
As I am still adjusting to a new phase in my life, I realised that I am not as productive as before. And I cannot function properly if I have less than 6 hours of sleep the night before (not like when I was younger). That sharing got me thinking. Have I set my big rocks?
Here is my reassessment.
My previous Big Rocks has become small rocks. I have yet to rank my Rocks!
And I thank you Thiam Lye for that article on Big Rocks on his Blog.
For each week, these are my Big Rocks in decreasing order of Size.
1. Caring for and Educating my Baby (The most important being in my life now)
2. Duties of a Classroom Teacher ( I am first and foremost a teacher in school, my position is secondary)
3. Time with Hubby.
4. Facilitative leader in Curriculum Development (I have contributed to the CCA results (Shooting Club), O level Sci/ Chemistry results. Now I want to leave behind another legacy)
5. My Role as a People Developer.
6. My role as mentor to Beginning Chemistry Teachers (I want to leave behind as much of my knowledge of chemistry teaching as possible)
7. My Role as a daughter.
8. My personal well being (facia/ SPA/ Exercise) (This is a smaller rock. Sad but true for most teachers)
Wow, so many rocks, and so few hours.
ReplyDeleteI am glad you have chosen your rocks well.
Sometimes I had to lierally run from table to room to class just to complete my todo list for the day. Whether big or small, each rock and pebble is waiting to be placed. And often, there are still some left untouched, lost. Such is our hective lives.
One possible way through this dilemma is to apportion my time into small chunks where I handle each rock, followed by the pebbles. Normally big rocks are long term responsibilities that require important strategic thinking and planning, while small pebbles are standard operations that require immediate, urgent attention.
Let's also encourage each other to pick up our huge ricks and place them squarely into our lives, and fill up our space with small pebbles.