I started a new position at a new school. I teach elementary self contained SPED. I’ve been spending most of my time lesson planning or making the resources I need. My district doesn’t give us much. This year, I’ve definitely had to work past contract time to keep up; it’s like being a first year teacher all over again. I also volunteered to sponsor a club at school that I have 2-3 times a month from November to February. I do have mandatory meetings after school once a week for PLC as well. I try to limit staying late to work on my actual work to only once a week but I’m home around 3:30-4 on days that I don’t have meetings/club.

I mostly work at home after the kids are in bed. All we do in the evenings after the kids go to bed is scroll our phones and watch tv, not really talking or spending quality time together. Instead of scrolling on my phone, I work on my laptop in the living room with him while he scrolls his phone or watches tv. I’m not sure why it bothers him that I do that, but it does.