Sick Leave
This is my fourth day on sick leave and I feel like my life is slowly coming together. Although the union and health department would like to see me get treatment for a "filter in my brain" that blocks my ability to comprehend things, I have yet to see a health professional who thinks I need to seek psychiatric help.
I have devised a plan to assist me with my stress management and health needs. I will exercise every day to reduce the tension in my body and to increase my overall well being. I have already started my ballet exercises and will soon move over to weight training in my gym and dancexercise. I will take warm baths with epson salt to also help me with the tension in my body.
Adrian and I began to clean the clutter in our apartment and I will continue to do this while on my sick leave. People need a clean and tidy place to work and sleep and all the clutter was adding to an ongoing feeling of chaos and stress. I also plan to do some lesson planning and creating intriguing exercises for when I come back.
One of the most important steps I am taking is finally reading all my books on classroom management and teaching to help me sort out what I am doing wrong and how to improve. This should help with the overall work flow and make life much easier when I am at school and home.
I am also brushing up on my Italian, which should help with my classes and the next unit of study - Nino Ricci's Lives of the Saints.
I find I sleep better now and I still take time to rest while I am on my sick leave. I have already inputted all the marks online with the comment codes to prove that I can still be on top of things as long as people leave me alone. I am also looking forward to uploading most of my trip pictures.
I have also decided to leave the teaching profession after June, because I can no longer trust anyone of authority at the board. I will start looking for a job and creating resumes and cover letters. I am hoping to leave on pleasant grounds and that the changes I am making will be effective until the end of the school year.
Although the authorities may not like my plan while on sick leave, it will have to do for now.
I have devised a plan to assist me with my stress management and health needs. I will exercise every day to reduce the tension in my body and to increase my overall well being. I have already started my ballet exercises and will soon move over to weight training in my gym and dancexercise. I will take warm baths with epson salt to also help me with the tension in my body.
Adrian and I began to clean the clutter in our apartment and I will continue to do this while on my sick leave. People need a clean and tidy place to work and sleep and all the clutter was adding to an ongoing feeling of chaos and stress. I also plan to do some lesson planning and creating intriguing exercises for when I come back.
One of the most important steps I am taking is finally reading all my books on classroom management and teaching to help me sort out what I am doing wrong and how to improve. This should help with the overall work flow and make life much easier when I am at school and home.
I am also brushing up on my Italian, which should help with my classes and the next unit of study - Nino Ricci's Lives of the Saints.
I find I sleep better now and I still take time to rest while I am on my sick leave. I have already inputted all the marks online with the comment codes to prove that I can still be on top of things as long as people leave me alone. I am also looking forward to uploading most of my trip pictures.
I have also decided to leave the teaching profession after June, because I can no longer trust anyone of authority at the board. I will start looking for a job and creating resumes and cover letters. I am hoping to leave on pleasant grounds and that the changes I am making will be effective until the end of the school year.
Although the authorities may not like my plan while on sick leave, it will have to do for now.
posted by Ophelia Pace at 4:53 AM
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