Lately, my husband has been hassling me a bit because whenever I'm home (after we put our daughter to bed), I'm always working. With 2 new classes, prepping a course for the team, and department chair duties, there never seems to be enough time during my work day to get things done. So I use the last few hours of the day to try to power through things. I know I should prioritize my family time more (I've gotten better about not doing so much work on the weekends!), but it's so difficult feeling the crazy pressure and time frames of a 4x4.
Yesterday afternoon I got a call from a colleague - I had to silence it as I was finishing up planning with another teacher. At 10 o'clock in the evening, I got a text stating that a colleague, who retired just over a year ago, had a massive heart attack. They were in the hospital, but as of that evening hadn't regained consciousness. I'm hoping to find out more details today since they were going to go visit.
At this point, I'm just baffled. I'm totally bummed about this news. It really puts life into perspective and brings back to the forefront what's most important. For me, that's not my work. I love what I do and I love working with students and teaching them about life. But that can't come at the expense of my life and my family. So, it's going to be a crazy next 9 weeks, but I've got to stop bringing so much work home (both physically and mentally) and start focusing more on my family, since they truly are what matter the most to me!
Experiences of a high school teacher.
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