013. Our Biggest Regret After Years in the Classroom

Teaching to the TOP

Teaching on the Double

Parenting, Education, Self-improvement, Kids & Family

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🗓️ 26 March 2020

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Have you ever reflected on your past and thought, I regret doing that as a kid, or I regret not going out more and being with my friends? Chances are there is probably something out there that resonances with you in this fashion. There is a quote that reads, There are no regrets in life, just lessons. This cannot be more true for everyone. Our lives no matter how imperfect they belong to us. It is what has molded us to the person we are today. Instead of dwelling on your regrets in life, think of them as life lessons that will help to guide your future. We cannot change the past, but we have every bit of power to change the future. OUR BIGGEST REGRETS AND THE LESSONS LEARNED [5:26] Spending large amounts of time and money [ 7:45] Creating Resources and Materials [12:16] Keeping up with the Jones’ [17:16] Staying late to get things done [20:32] What do we wish we had done? CONCLUSION We will always make decisions in our lives and careers that will not fit our goals. What is important to remember is that we cannot dwell on the past and the decisions that have already been made. It is better to see those decisions as life lessons and begin making a change that will continue to make our future brighter. Don't forget to download the FREEBIE: 7 Ways to Jumpstart Your Teacher Productivity SUBSCRIBE & REVIEW Are you subscribed to our podcast? If you’re not, I want to encourage you to do that today. I don’t want you to miss an episode. Click here to subscribe to iTunes! Now if you’re feeling extra loving, We would be really grateful if you left us a review over on iTunes, too. Those reviews help other people find our podcast and they’re also fun for us to go in and read. Just click here to review, select “Ratings and Reviews” and “Write a Review” and let us know what your favorite part of the podcast is. Thank you!

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0:00.0	Well, hello there, top teachers. We are your host, Bridget Spackman and Michelle Farray, and we are here to make
0:05.7	your life easier by helping you master your time, organization, and productivity as a teacher.
0:11.5	You know, I think we all have different things in our lives that we regret. More than I'd like to
0:17.1	admit to. Yes, absolutely. And today in this episode, guys, we are going to be
0:20.9	revealing our biggest regrets after spending years in the classroom as a teacher. So if we could
0:26.5	go back in time, these would be the top things that we would change. But first, let's hear from
0:34.0	Alyssa. Alyssa recently shared with us a time-sucking hurdle or T-S-H.
0:38.8	Alyssa says, I'm currently in my third year of teaching and my time-sucking hurdle is comparing
0:44.0	myself to other teachers. We've all been there. We've all been there. She says, I only want the
0:50.8	best for my students, but I'm guilty of being hard on myself and comparing
0:54.7	myself to other teachers. I worry that I'm not doing enough when other teachers make it look so
1:00.0	effortless. I feel like the more experience I gain, the more I want to do to help my students.
1:06.4	I'm always wanting to do more and I'm hard on myself that I'm coming up short. I have two small
1:12.1	kids at home so my priorities are divided between my family and my students. It's hard to feel
1:17.8	like I'm not giving either 100%. Alyssa, I think you just spoke directly into my heart.
1:24.3	I don't have kids, but I have experienced this struggle more times than I would
1:29.6	like to bring up where I feel like I'm not living up to the best of my ability. I feel like I'm
1:35.2	not doing enough. And it all comes down to those comparisons. They are truly one of the biggest
1:40.5	thieves of joy. Yeah, Lisa, we are right there with you, girl. We are sitting here.
1:45.9	We're looking at each other. We're agreeing with one another, knowing that we do this all the time.
1:50.8	We compare ourselves to teachers on Instagram. We compare ourselves to teachers that are like in our
1:55.9	own schools. But we also have to remind ourselves that we don't know their circumstances.
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