Work smarter, not harder

Vingt-quatre heures ne suffisent pas pour les tâches dont je m'occupe quotidiennement. Twenty-four hours just aren't enough for the list of things I need to accomplish daily.

J'ai besoin d'une femme! Elle pourrait s'occuper des tâches ménagères comme le nettoyage, le linge, la cuisine, etc. Et ça me laisserait du temps pour ma vie professionnelle; pour préparer des leçons pour mes élèves, pour regarder leurs devoirs, faire des notes, assister aux conférences, écrire ce blog..... La liste n'a pas de fin! I need a wife! She could take care of the household chores like cleaning, laundry, cooking, etc. And that would leave me time for my professional life; for designing learning experiences, for checking homework, grading, attending meetings, keeping up with this blog... The list never ends!

Et je n'ai même pas mentionner le temps que j'aime passer avec mon mari. Le week-end, il est presque impossible de relâcher à cause des travaux scolaires. And I haven't even mentioned the time I like to spend with my husband. On the weekend it is practically impossible to relax because of the many obligations I have for school.

Ça suffit, Julie! Arrête ces plaintes et au boulot! That's enough, Julie! Stop the complaining and get back to work!

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I set up this blog during a technology course in 2010 and just never followed through. This school year is different. The times, they are a'changin'. I have so many ideas for my classes this year and want to use this forum for some reflection and peer feedback. On Monday, 27 August, I was told I could possibly be adding 14 Distance Learning students to my roster (6 French II, 8 French III). I was nervous and excited. Turns out that 2 students showed up for French II and there were just 4 who arrived for the first session of French III. As soon as class ended, the French III students marched to the principal's office & resigned. Their reason? My own students could speak conversationally and they could not. Pats on the back to my students, but still I felt let down that this group didn't want to set the same goal-speaking conversational French. So, the 2 French II students hung in the first week, but tomorrow is another day. Will they return after the long holiday weekend? That remains to be seen.