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…..