A full load...

Teaching all 6 classes (3 preps) has become really stressful the past few weeks. I think part of my struggle is that I have high standards for myself. Sometimes I have difficulty separating my teaching from independent student behavior or student circumstances, and I end up intellectually and emotionally taking a lot of responsibility for student success. I know that, overall, this is a good trait and will push me to improve my teaching, but right now it makes everything seem a little unmanageable. I find myself spending a great deal of time trying to perfect lessons and predict student misunderstandings and...just prepare myself to be a good teacher...but no matter how much time I spend on preparation, I've forgotten something and something goes wrong and I feel that creeping sense of frustration and disillusionment. Hmmm...just realized how melancholy all that sounds.