“I’m ready for spring break.” This was a popular phrase last week as we were heading into spring break.
Breaks seem to arise right when we need them or is it that our nervous system registers the break is coming and holds on long enough until break starts?
Whichever it is, I’m always grateful for the week off. A week to recalibrate, refuel and reflect.
We are gearing up for the last quarter of the year - less than ten weeks left after this! But whose counting?
How do you want these ten weeks to unfold?
For some, it may be a final push to end. Summer break. Then next year will be different. I felt this way when there were several challenging students I could never get through to or it was just a hard year overall. It may have to do with changes in the school or Administration or staff but just this feeling that I was ready for the school year to end.
I started planning all the amazing things I would do next year “when I have more time.” Next year would come and I would find myself feeling the time crunch, struggling to implement new strategies or plans and fall back into the same routines I had always done.
It was easier this way. It is human nature to go the path of least resistance.
For others, it may be a time of celebration. “I can’t get everything done that I want to. There are more activities, lessons and fun things but we are running out of time.” I felt this way when students had tremendous growth. The class energy was strong, bright and collaborated well with each other - we just meshed well.
I learned from those years. New tools, lessons and activities from these years carried forward into the challenging years.
So how will the next ten weeks unfold for you?
And, more importantly, do you want this year to end the way last year did?
It doesn’t have to. You have a choice. Change or revert back to your old patterns and habits.
If you choose the unknown… yes, it is harder. Yes, it will make you uncomfortable and, yes, it will push you to your limits but the reward far exceeds the difficulties.
You turn the dysregulated classroom into a calm classroom. And when you do that, you get more energy, more freedom and more joy.
How can you do this?
You already know the tools, it’s using them in the moment.
You can respond instead of reacting.
You can stop escalations before they begin.
Start this year. Start now.
I’m opening something new. It’s a 3-hour coaching experience where we take one challenge in your classroom and work through it together. The cycle includes a clear understanding of the behavior, strategies to regulate the whole classroom (including you), and confidence to implement the plan tomorrow.
If you are exhausted, overwhelmed and running on fumes… something has to change. Because right now you’re trying to do it all - teach, plan, assess, manage behavior, and still have a life outside of school. When the classroom feels hard, everything feels hard. That’s why I created this 3-hour coaching framework, to move teachers from chaos to calm.
Imagine walking into the classroom with confidence, fully prepared for the day and a big smile on your face. You are the TEACHER you are meant to be, the teacher you set out to be, the teacher that inspired you to join this profession.
This isn’t another lecture or course, it’s something much deeper. So if you are just looking for a quick fix, this is not for you. But if you truly want to move out of the chaos and into the calm and you are ready for real change in the classroom, book a call or send me a message and we’ll see if it’s the right fit.
https://www.kristybanks.com/contact
I can’t wait!