Well, hello there, top teachers. We are your hosts, Michelle Emerson. And Bridget Spackman, and we are here to make

your life easier by helping you master your time, organization, and productivity as a teacher.

They say, I don't know who they are, but they say April showers bring May flowers. But I feel like

the real saying should be April teaching and testing

brings May stress or something like that. It doesn't quite roll off the tongue as nicely,

but it is far more accurate, at least within the realm of teaching. So if you are feeling exhausted,

which come on, we all are, this episode is going to help you out with some strategies you can use to cope with

and then kind of overcome, hopefully, that exhaustion you're experiencing.

But first, we're going to hear a TSA from a top teacher.

This top teacher says it has been a crazy, literally all caps with large spaces

in between. From orchestra rehearsals to a field trip, I am so exhausted. How do you stay productive

but not feel exhausted during these times? Obviously this TSAH is what inspired this episode. So we're going to get into it.

But I do want to preface this episode by saying sometimes when you are exhausted, there is a reason for

that. And you need to rest. You don't need like you've probably heard that saying something about, like, sometimes

the most productive thing you can do is relax or you can, you know, take time for yourself.

And we want to make sure that's very clear going into this episode. It's not about always doing more.

It makes me think of the scene from I Love Lucy where she's working at the chocolate factory.

Have you, do you know what I'm talking about?

Oh my gosh, I love that one. It's so good.

So I'll quickly explain it in case anyone doesn't know what I'm talking about.

So her and her friend are working at this chocolate factory and the manager lady comes in and

says, okay, the chocolate comes out in the conveyor belt.

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