People think teachers have it easy. They don't realize the difficulty of being on stage all day long, with only 5-minute breaks between classes and a lunch period. We're constantly watched, scrutinized, and criticized by students. There is no "coffee break", we can't just start shopping on eBay for awhile to relax (although I'm sure a couple do).
As I wrote in my previous post, yes, I ate a lot yesterday. Even still, when I got home around 6 last night, I put my half-sandwich in the frig and laid down on my bed. Some time in the middle of the night I woke up and got under the covers. I started waking up for real around 5:30 this morning.
Almost 12 hours. While that's quite a bit of sleep I needed, and certainly longer than most Fridays, it's still not uncommon for me to crash and burn on Fridays. I get through the week just fine, but come Friday evening, I sleep.
It's like teachers who gut it out to Thanksgiving, Christmas, or spring break, but as soon as break hits they get sick. It's like our bodies know that a rest time is coming, and we just have to make it to the rest time....
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