Human Voices Wake Us

There are some days when I want to be in my office and some days when I can’t wait to get out.  What makes the difference? Honestly, I have no idea.

Take today for example.  I had absolutely no desire to go do walkthroughs.  Granted, I had to organize 504 folders, deal with cheaters, read the new Scholastic books I bought for my son that just came in, talk to teachers about PDAS, eat, etc.  But the few minutes I did have were wasted cleaning out my email and well, nothing else, really. 

I worry that I might fall into the trap of many administrators of holing up in my office and only coming out for assigned duties.  Maybe these kind of days are like the ones I had as a teacher when I just wanted the students to sit quietly and work on assignment.  I guess that’s okay as long as it doesn’t become the usual.

So, if I’m not in the mood to get out of my office, how do I get myself in the mood?  Where do I find the motivation? 

Maybe I’ll develop an award system for myself, such as: 30 minutes of walkthroughs = 1 game of solitaire, or 1 hour of walkthroughs = ???? ( I’m really not sure what would be reward enough for spending 1 hour in walkthroughs (other than, of course, the knowledge that I’m doing the right thing for instruction.))  Yeah…..

In the past 6 weeks, I’ve been spit on approximately 4 times – all from boys.  Why is it that spitting is a reaction to things not going right?  Is it just a male thing?  I have never thought about spitting as a way to express my displeasure.  I do believe that to spit on someone is to show extreme disrespect.  Do boys spit on people because they know that or because they just like to spit?  Is this learned behavior?