Desert Ridge Day 2

I survived day two of orientation BARELY!! We had to sit through 8 hours of meetings. It always intrigues me that we are taught as educators to get our students up moving around, engage them in the learning process and to not lecture BUT at education meetings like today we sat in an auditorium ALL DAY listening to people lecture us on the various programs and policies of the district. It was an absolute bore.....what a great examples of good educational techniques! Although on a positive note, I do love how the district supports and honors its teachers. They welcomed us and thank us numerous times today for choosing their district. It is a very positive and motivational place to work :) I'm really looking forward to getting started.
As for the "to be continued" portion from yesterday.....did I say NO to coaching.......for all of those who know me of course I didn't. I went in to the meeting with Coach Melfy (volleyball coach) with the determination that I was only coaching if I was assistant varsity. That way I'm just helping and not trying to run my own team. It's still time consuming but not so much is on my shoulders alone. It went so well that I am the assistant varsity volleyball coach and the assistant varsity basketball coach!! There are definite pros and cons to coaching......
Pros: Being called Coach Spence again, jumping into a new school with both feet and getting involved, meeting new people, working with great kids, new found motivation to work out so I don't embarrass myself with how out of shape I am, feeling needed and part of something, busy
Cons: Extraordinarily busy, keeping my priorities straight to make sure I put spiritual things first, not letting coaching/teaching consume my life, lack of a social life
Although there are less cons, they are pretty significant. I just hope that being conscious about putting first things first will help me be more successful. I know if I put God first I will find the time and energy to accomplish all the rest!!