.....And Then Life Happened.....

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Stress = rain

I was not planning a two-week hiatus from this blog, but my personal life did one helluva job dominating any plans I had of being a productive digital member of society.  Recently I was attending the SOL Academy as part of my 11-month contract, our family dog died, and then I got sick.  Not the greatest combination of things to happen, so the blog had to be put to the wayside.
 
It is, however, a story that any educator can relate to.....because it happens to them as well!  Teaching is this weird enigma.  The highs of watching students succeed, seeing awesomely planned lessons be well executed, and schools improving is incomparable to any drug available.  The lows?  Bone-crushing, and often take a toll on the teacher physically and mentally.  I think it is important then to remind all of my teaching friends, and anyone that is dealing with a tremendous amount of stress, to

R E L A X

We are human.  We need to be reset from time to time.  We need to have our batteries taken out and changed.  We. Need. Breaks.  I had the fortune of going camping two weekends ago, and the release from the grind of the classroom was everything I was hoping for and more.  With state testing coming up throughout the nation, everyone is more stressed than ever, and rightfully so.  What better way to end this shortened blog post then with a good laugh?  This video has made me nearly pee my pants; some might find it stupid, so I have also included a video of dogs being scared of running by cats.  It's great.

Enjoy!

SCOTT STERLING!!!!!


Poor puppies.....

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