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#51 How to Get Excited for a New School Year
Today’s episode is all about making the 21-22 school year a great one!
Today's show is all about remembering the "why". Why did I choose teaching as a career? Why do I come back year after year even though it's hard?
And it's especially important this year, 2021. During a "normal" school year, there seems to be two camps when it comes time to head back into the classroom each year.
"We have to remember our WHY"
- The first group includes the teachers who are stoked for a new school year. They are in their rooms early July putting everything together, making plans and decorating their rooms to be Pinterest worthy.
- Then there are those, and I have always been in this camp, who want to squeeze every drop out of their summer vacation and don’t prep or plan for a new school year until they are on the clock to do so.
But it has been my experience that even for those teachers who don’t seem ready to head back to school, once they get there, the excitement of a new year kicks in and we do what we teachers do best...
We prepare to make the school year exciting and fun for our students.
We do this because it’s in our blood and it’s in our hearts. We know teaching is a demanding profession. We juggle policies, co-workers, administration and parents all while trying to do what is in the best interest of the students. But in spite of all the hardships that come with being a teacher, It is encouraging to know that the majority of teachers look forward to starting the process all over again every August & September. And that’s where today’s guest fits in.
Mandi Nash from The Nerdy Speducator is a middle school self-contained special education teacher. She has trained under state department officials in the areas of special education compliance and special education law and is currently working towards becoming a certified Master IEP Coach.
Today Mandi shares with us...
- Her favorite part of starting a new school year
- What routines and procedures she puts into place before the students arrive
- Suggestions for those who might not be quite ready to head back just yet
- And how to regain the excitement for each new school year
You can definitely feel Mandi’s excitement about getting back into the classroom and hopefully some of that excitement will wear off on you as well.
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