H E C T I C

Has been the word of the Term.

Been trying to keep abreast of the waves by planning early, and thank God- He has really Provided.

If someone had actually laid out everything I would have been doing (including the pre-empting and doing things wrong and redoing them etc.), I would have been already defeated in my mind.

But because I didn't know what to expect for any of those roles (Choir I/C, EL Comps I/C, FT), and there really "happened to be" no one to walk step by step with me for any of these, (Joelle left, See Guan left, Hannah was new and also pregnant so no time to deal with me), I was forced to take things one step at a time (like i hate it)... but that's exactly how God led me- one step at a time.

I am also immensely thankful for the helpers God has placed in my life. Although I am definitely not afraid to speak to people, I tend to shy away from asking people for help, because I always have this impression that I would be burdening others. So I am thankful for those who periodically ask if I need help, or even laugh and joke with me, as I think having a more cheery state of mind just somehow (okay actually God describes it VERY well here in Proverbs 17:22 "A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.") makes everything better.

Haven't been posting here on my learning blog too because I have mainly been learning how to cope. I.e. I have a lot of things i'm juggling--> no time to reflect --> no chance to blog.

I do see it as a season. And I do see how being kept busy like this has its benefits as well.

I also know that my teaching (in terms of variety and effort) has taken some hits from this intense period, and I do not want to sacrifice this.

#REMINDERTOSELF that after the SYF and EL comps die down, I need to work on my teaching and relooking at the term's SOWs, and Differentiated Instruction for the various classes (large/small, HA/LA etc).

TATA WORLD