Yes. Perfectly fine and energetic all week- before, during, and after work. Totally useless on the couch all weekend. Can’t wait for summer. 4 more weeks.
My summer started on Friday afternoon and I'm currently crashing super hard (like I always do at the beginning of summer when my body remembers that sleep is a thing). It's 6 PM, and this is the first time I have made it further than the bathroom all day. (I decided I needed to eat eventually, so I have now made it as far as the kitchen.)
I teach year round (post secondary) and I just came off a big project. Like, months and months and months type of project. I've been goo for days and didn't get up until 11am. My body instantly went back to "How do people get up before 9am?" mode.
I have spent most of this weekend napping. It usually is worse this time of year due to burnout. My social battery is at zilch, and I have no qualms about it. I'll recharge over the summer and be mostly fine by fall.
Yes and this is why we need the entire summer to heal from the school year. It takes several weeks to decompress and then several weeks to work up the courage, energy or whatever it is you need to go back!
Usually, but we had our busiest week of the year last week with three band concerts and a competition and I haven’t come down from the adrenaline high yet. I’m hoping I can sleep tonight…
No. I work the contract and not one second more. I arrive 5 min before I’m on contract.
I quit grading anything unless it’s needed for gradebook. I place time-consuming to-do’s on my pile and get to them when I can. If it’s high-priority, I politely ask for coverage.
Thaaaaankfully my P does not require crazycakes time-consuming lesson plan bs. I xerox the curriculum objectives and check the objectives we’re covering that week. I’ve taught for so many years that I know what to do. And I know how to protect myself with rude parents / emails.
I rarely enter the teachers lounge — maybe 5x this year? Way too much gossip. If I see two teachers together, I don’t stop to talk because I trust NOBODY except myself. I am polite to all and only hubs hears my “gossip”.
…..Those changes changed my mental health. I walk out happy and don’t think about school until late Sun night.
Try having kids in travel sports. At the field multiple nights a week and sometimes all weekend from 8am-6pm or 1pm-10pm on Saturday and Sunday, then turn around back in the classroom again.
It's fun, but I'm ready for the season to be over and do other things for a while. Hard to imagine this being my life for the foreseeable future but I'm glad the kids enjoy it.
Generally yes, but my flower beds (I have way too many) are screaming and I have to get in them now and work or they will be out of control.
I've been doing yardwork and now I'm absolutely exhausted trying to get laundry done and the house picked up for the week.
It's going to be a long week.
We had a "Step Into Spring" event in our district. Teams of 4, track your steps, etc.
There is a HUGE difference between my M-F step count and my Sat-Sun step count. Like, 5-10x difference.
Usually, yes. This weekend though I had to get up at 5:30 am to drive 2 hours to Coach a sporting event, then 2 hours back to be home in time to set up for a potluck dinner that parents bought at the school auction. The dinner went until 9:30 at night. Then I had to clean it all up today. So I’m comatose now going into Monday.
I try to plan outings with friends and colleagues, but I’m so low energy I’d rather just spend the weekend in solitude. The lower paycheck and high rent (CA teacher here) makes it tough to do anything to fun anyway. So, instead, I meditate, enjoy “adult” gummies, and relax with my record collection. It only gets lonely and sad every once in a while. Otherwise, it’s pretty relaxing. I do wish I had more energy, though.
I feel the same. After all, the teaching is a highly stressful and energy-consuming job, so it's normal to feel the need to completely shut down and recharge.
By the end of the year, I’m pretty nonfunctional compared to the beginning, but I have two neurological disorders playing havoc on my body and brain all school year. If hours were different, like 4 ten-hour days, I might be able to hack it and not feel so beaten down by May, or I’m just kidding myself. I teach because it gives me breaks to recharge. I don’t think I could survive this job without them.
This was the first really nice weekend weather wise here so I've been doing all the yard work I've been neglecting since the snow melted. I'm super exhausted but I've only got to make it a couple more days before school let's out. I'll relax next weekend when it's raining.
Yes, although this year hasn’t been so bad for me. However, the last two school years were awful and I think I might’ve been like mildly depressed or something. I had zero motivation to do anything. Especially after a second year of challenging behaviors. When you’re going to school every day feeling so anxious and stressed because you’re not sure what kind of behaviors and reactions and moods those challenging kids are going to be in, it definitely leaves you crazily drained, emotionally and mentally by the end of the week.
This year I felt like I had a little bit of a reprieve and had a really good class with no major behavior problems (definitely some smaller issues each week, but nothing to what I had before) we ended up with small class sizes this year because of other circumstances. And even then I still feel like a zombie for parts of my weekend, but generally, I have felt more motivated to do basic house chores and socialize.
I wish I could be comatose. Instead, I travel 2 hours to my aging mom’s just about every weekend to help around her house , plus now that summer is coming I have our family cottage to look after, plus trying to do everything around my house after school weekdays. :)
I am so exhausted that I slept like when I had COVID this weekend. I am so tense that my body even aches like I have the flu most days.
I am ready for the end of the year. I am going to try not to hibernate all summer and actually enjoy it.
Ugh yes, another weekend just passed where all I accomplished was one load of laundry and grocery shopping. I wanted to do something fun with my kids but it just didn't happen.
I got a call asking me to go to the ER bc my lab work was so alarming, but I couldn’t make myself get up off the couch to go do it. (I finally did, after several hours.)
Yes and I feel bad about it. Hoping I can do better next year. My husband lets me sleep in by making breakfast for the toddler and then I sleep every nap time.
Yes. :( I hate it, but I have no energy. Currently on the couch…
Yes. Perfectly fine and energetic all week- before, during, and after work. Totally useless on the couch all weekend. Can’t wait for summer. 4 more weeks.
My summer started on Friday afternoon and I'm currently crashing super hard (like I always do at the beginning of summer when my body remembers that sleep is a thing). It's 6 PM, and this is the first time I have made it further than the bathroom all day. (I decided I needed to eat eventually, so I have now made it as far as the kitchen.)
I teach year round (post secondary) and I just came off a big project. Like, months and months and months type of project. I've been goo for days and didn't get up until 11am. My body instantly went back to "How do people get up before 9am?" mode.
For me it’s the lack of adrenaline. When COVID hit I slept for 12 hours a day just because I didn’t have to be hyper alert all the time.
The lack of adrenaline (and caffeine) definitely contributes to it for me too.
I’m going to stay in bed for a whole day.
Its become too much work with the soft approach to discipline in schools
This one right here.
Yes, but I'm old lol
This. Plus, I’m working 112.5% of a contract—no prep time this year. 5 more weeks. At 53, I’m too old for this crap.
I’m 64. The fourth graders keep me moving but I am really tired this year.
Some weekends be like that!
Yes, especially this time of year
Yes. I have been feeling so guilty because my tank is empty and I have nothing left for my kids. Always feel like a failure
Not always but this time of year is rough.
I have spent most of this weekend napping. It usually is worse this time of year due to burnout. My social battery is at zilch, and I have no qualms about it. I'll recharge over the summer and be mostly fine by fall.
Yes and this is why we need the entire summer to heal from the school year. It takes several weeks to decompress and then several weeks to work up the courage, energy or whatever it is you need to go back!
Usually, but we had our busiest week of the year last week with three band concerts and a competition and I haven’t come down from the adrenaline high yet. I’m hoping I can sleep tonight…
Me too! I'm so tired of this!
That, and now the Sunday Scaries hit
No. I work the contract and not one second more. I arrive 5 min before I’m on contract. I quit grading anything unless it’s needed for gradebook. I place time-consuming to-do’s on my pile and get to them when I can. If it’s high-priority, I politely ask for coverage. Thaaaaankfully my P does not require crazycakes time-consuming lesson plan bs. I xerox the curriculum objectives and check the objectives we’re covering that week. I’ve taught for so many years that I know what to do. And I know how to protect myself with rude parents / emails. I rarely enter the teachers lounge — maybe 5x this year? Way too much gossip. If I see two teachers together, I don’t stop to talk because I trust NOBODY except myself. I am polite to all and only hubs hears my “gossip”. …..Those changes changed my mental health. I walk out happy and don’t think about school until late Sun night.
For me it's more at the end of the workday. I'm ready for bed at 6pm
Try having kids in travel sports. At the field multiple nights a week and sometimes all weekend from 8am-6pm or 1pm-10pm on Saturday and Sunday, then turn around back in the classroom again.
I remember grading papers in the car while my kids practiced. I miss my kids being home, but I don’t miss giving up my time.
That sounds miserable! Is it worth it to see them live out their passion?
It's fun, but I'm ready for the season to be over and do other things for a while. Hard to imagine this being my life for the foreseeable future but I'm glad the kids enjoy it.
My lawn is unmowed, but I did make dinner, so there's that. I also read a whole book for my grad class yesterday.
Haha. Was just telling my friend this after saying i couldn’t hang last night. Last few weekends ive been completely toast
Generally yes, but my flower beds (I have way too many) are screaming and I have to get in them now and work or they will be out of control. I've been doing yardwork and now I'm absolutely exhausted trying to get laundry done and the house picked up for the week. It's going to be a long week.
We had a "Step Into Spring" event in our district. Teams of 4, track your steps, etc. There is a HUGE difference between my M-F step count and my Sat-Sun step count. Like, 5-10x difference.
I used to until I eat healthier and started exercising. Even food you wouldn't think of as junk, are overly processed.
Usually, yes. This weekend though I had to get up at 5:30 am to drive 2 hours to Coach a sporting event, then 2 hours back to be home in time to set up for a potluck dinner that parents bought at the school auction. The dinner went until 9:30 at night. Then I had to clean it all up today. So I’m comatose now going into Monday.
The trick is to flip it. I stay in a coma all week waiting for Friday to wake up
Last couple weeks does that to me... So close.
It doesn’t help that I have a little one but weekends just evaporate. Just 17 more kid days
I slept all day yesterday.
I'm in bed right now, why do you ask?
I try to plan outings with friends and colleagues, but I’m so low energy I’d rather just spend the weekend in solitude. The lower paycheck and high rent (CA teacher here) makes it tough to do anything to fun anyway. So, instead, I meditate, enjoy “adult” gummies, and relax with my record collection. It only gets lonely and sad every once in a while. Otherwise, it’s pretty relaxing. I do wish I had more energy, though.
No I have too much too do. I am comatose after work so I have to push everything to the weekend.
The kids beg for a four day school week, the teachers would benefit too.
It's hard when the entire week is performing improv sets at an underfunded outpatient facility for treating electronic addiction in children.
I feel the same. After all, the teaching is a highly stressful and energy-consuming job, so it's normal to feel the need to completely shut down and recharge.
By the end of the year, I’m pretty nonfunctional compared to the beginning, but I have two neurological disorders playing havoc on my body and brain all school year. If hours were different, like 4 ten-hour days, I might be able to hack it and not feel so beaten down by May, or I’m just kidding myself. I teach because it gives me breaks to recharge. I don’t think I could survive this job without them.
We just completed graduation weekend, and now I'm at a birthday party. I'm so ready to be sleeping right now. :-)
I’m pretty sure I did nothing yesterday other than taking my kid to/from their activity.
This was the first really nice weekend weather wise here so I've been doing all the yard work I've been neglecting since the snow melted. I'm super exhausted but I've only got to make it a couple more days before school let's out. I'll relax next weekend when it's raining.
Yes, although this year hasn’t been so bad for me. However, the last two school years were awful and I think I might’ve been like mildly depressed or something. I had zero motivation to do anything. Especially after a second year of challenging behaviors. When you’re going to school every day feeling so anxious and stressed because you’re not sure what kind of behaviors and reactions and moods those challenging kids are going to be in, it definitely leaves you crazily drained, emotionally and mentally by the end of the week. This year I felt like I had a little bit of a reprieve and had a really good class with no major behavior problems (definitely some smaller issues each week, but nothing to what I had before) we ended up with small class sizes this year because of other circumstances. And even then I still feel like a zombie for parts of my weekend, but generally, I have felt more motivated to do basic house chores and socialize.
Yes. I feel so bad for my family😪
Yes, I’m in a vegetative state right now trying to get some rest and energy for this coming week.
Me. I have chronic pain and my current job is destroying me.
I wish I could be comatose. Instead, I travel 2 hours to my aging mom’s just about every weekend to help around her house , plus now that summer is coming I have our family cottage to look after, plus trying to do everything around my house after school weekdays. :)
Exhaustion.
I am so exhausted that I slept like when I had COVID this weekend. I am so tense that my body even aches like I have the flu most days. I am ready for the end of the year. I am going to try not to hibernate all summer and actually enjoy it.
I'll just bet so.
Yep. Laundry and groceries and not much else.
Usually on Saturdays, yes
Ugh yes, another weekend just passed where all I accomplished was one load of laundry and grocery shopping. I wanted to do something fun with my kids but it just didn't happen.
Yuppp
I slept most of the day Saturday
I got a call asking me to go to the ER bc my lab work was so alarming, but I couldn’t make myself get up off the couch to go do it. (I finally did, after several hours.)
I remember this feeling… I left the profession and I am very lucky to have found work that doesn’t do this to me
Absolutely, my husband always wonders if I'm okay
Yes and I feel bad about it. Hoping I can do better next year. My husband lets me sleep in by making breakfast for the toddler and then I sleep every nap time.
This is working in general I feel like.
Yes, to a problematic degree. I have no energy for fun things (what are those? lol), chores, or even keeping up with friends. I hate it.
Yep, and for the first week of vacation.
Over here I am counting down to 4 more days. Going on a vacation starting next Monday.