tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10220498.post5609340080845501188..comments2024-03-21T15:59:25.263-05:00Comments on Math Teacher Mambo: Nibbling at the ElephantShireen Dadmehrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16282965851939089408noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10220498.post-17475049659585958892010-09-10T22:35:45.528-05:002010-09-10T22:35:45.528-05:00Thanks for joining the "overwhelmed" tra...Thanks for joining the "overwhelmed" train. I'm off to sleep to catch up on the week-long lack-thereof...so that I can have energy this weekend to chip away at my elephant.<br /><br />Ms. CookieShireen Dadmehrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16282965851939089408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10220498.post-67975409956782810492010-09-10T21:05:20.957-05:002010-09-10T21:05:20.957-05:00THANK YOU for this post. I am feeling so overwhel...THANK YOU for this post. I am feeling so overwhelmed with my "to-do" list that still isn't done! I planned so much but still feel like I am flying by the seat of my pants! It's great knowing that wonderful teachers like you feel the same way! It's also why I love teaching I suppose - it is the only career that can "satisfy" my energy level!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10220498.post-26375211966627633402010-09-10T04:45:09.022-05:002010-09-10T04:45:09.022-05:00As a first year high school math coach who is also...As a first year high school math coach who is also still teaching a regular Geometry class, I am finding myself more than a little overwhelmed by the demands of the job. Add to that the stress of having to deal with people that find negativity in everything you do, and I'm ready to pull my hair out (and if it would grow back anything but gray, I might do that). Your "eating the elephant" made me laugh, and I'm copying it on to poster-board to put on the inside of my office door....It will keep me smiling, and that is good medicine. :) Thanks for sharing!Kathi Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17808076079488078765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10220498.post-90121743858842838482010-09-09T21:35:14.056-05:002010-09-09T21:35:14.056-05:00Know the feeling. Just had a dept. meeting today ...Know the feeling. Just had a dept. meeting today that was full of deadlines and do this and do thats. Exhausting!Kim Hugheyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14765229714690518433noreply@blogger.com