After several days of rest, I feel that I am ready again to target the lesson planning that I needed to.   I am getting enough sleep now that I can refocus and think clearly about how to approach the upcoming weeks.  There are still several things I need to do.  Firstly, I need to plan out a unit for studio art and for special needs art.  I also need to flush out the upcoming weeks and when to introduce the artist statement and the self assessment.  I also need to figure out how I will facilitate the presentation portion of the completed projects.  I can’t express how much I needed this time off to re-energize.

This makes me wonder how exhausting it is to be a full time teacher.  Does it really get easier?  Doesn’t the work just get more stressful?  Apparently the practicum  is the toughest teaching experience one will ever go through.  I sure hope so!