Reality Check...

For those of you that think I am a super-organized, perfect teacher that has it all together all of the time (my teamates would crack up at that thought), take a look at a picture of my teacher table...taken 5 minutes ago. 

Those are live ladybugs sitting on top of conference papers on top of our all-about books on top of science journals waiting to be graded. I think my badge is on there somewhere. Don't know for sure. Haven't seen it in a few hours. It's been one of those days weeks. 

I will not go home until it is cleaned off. I will not go home until it is cleaned off. I will not go home until it is cleaned off. ..

Comments

[Jenn]

I needed to see this today and know that I am not the only one who has this problem!!!
I did clean my desk this afternoon but left school hoping no one looks near my computer...or under the desk...or in that pile by the filing cabinet...or anywhere else! LOL

[Cindy Vance]

The sign of an excellent teacher IS a messy work area! We are too busy being creative and planning awesome lessons for our students, not to mention tying shoes, putting on band-aids, filling out forms...you get the picture. My desk is always covered with neatish piles of papers and books. Then there is the prep table and all of the closets and such. Ugh!
I hope you get it cleaned off and made it home to relax!

[Sue]

That is how my table looks when the kids are in the room. It is the first table I clean when they leave. :)

Sue
theverybusykindergarten

[Melissa]

Thanks for sharing this.I
it's nice to know I'm not alone :)

[Jen Humphrey]

Your post had me laughing out loud! You have great voice in your writing. I look forward to reading more. Thanks again for letting me read to your class today.

[Iris Mildred Nieves]

My desk is worse. To tell you that I lost my camera and couldnt find it for a couple of weeks and one day I noticed this little fruit flies all over a corner. Found the camera and a black banana talk about yuck. Camera got ruined.I am exploring new blogs I made a bilingual blog with free ideas and songs in Spanish at http://maestranieves.blogspot.com/

[Mary]

Is it exactly why I got ride of my desk! I was never there and it just collected things.

Mary
Sharing Kindergarten

[Amy]

This feels like the reality of my classroom. Thank-you for sharing your wonderful ideas! I can't wait until next year (my second teaching year with this grade) to really get moving on some of these fabulous ideas! Cheers!