This was a busy week. The realities of this hybrid model of instruction have really started to sink in, as we get more and more into the content of our classroom. So much of my energy this week was spent contacting home about student lack of effort, pulling small groups and scheduling meetings to review work with kids who ended up not even showing up for the meetings, and planning ahead for my replacement, who hasn’t even been hired yet. I’m not sure I’ll get to meet the person taking over for me, which is a daunting thought in and of itself. Pair that with this hybrid model and all that I need to share with them, I’ve started to put together a binder that will hopefully be helpful!

This week was exhausting to say the least.

Due to all of this, unfortunately, I did not get as much done for my thesis as I would have liked. My goal was to implement the new knowledge from my research into my novel, by rewriting critical scenes, but when I would sit down to do this, I found that I couldn’t focus. I felt like my brain was fried. So instead, I kept reading, researching, and recording more potential ideas. I should have organized my lit review, but right now, my new research is just a collection of links!

Hopefully this week goes smoother, and I’ve purposefully planned out all of it already to devote additional focus to my thesis!