In these beginning days
of school, teachers begin the lament of “Time, we never have enough time!” And it’s true, there doesn’t seem to be
enough time to talk with all the students, teach all the lessons, evaluate all
the projects, respond to all the writing, read all the books, sharpen all the
pencils. How longingly we look at a
short few weeks ago—summer!
I don’t have the answer
that will solve every time challenge, but I do want to remind everyone that
it’s a good teaching habit to ask this question of yourself: What
task am I doing that students in class could handle just as well? Another way to look at it is to ask what task
can be given away that also might teach students a new skill? It’s a conversation with yourself or your
team of colleagues that may take some of that heavy load off your shoulders.