Time Management and Reasonable Expectations

Education is a field that can require a lot of your time. It may feel like there’s always more to do. In this episode, Kayla talks with Clarissa Buchholz, a high school science teacher, about time management and setting reasonable expectations. While there’s so much to do as an educator it can be hard to leave work in the building, keeping ourselves happy and healthy allows us to do our jobs well.

One of the ideas Clarissa shares is setting an intention that you’re not going to give up your personal life. Day to day, with that intention, she suggests educators plan ahead of time, especially at the beginning of the school year, to manage their time with personal time in mind. Another strategy is setting reasonable expectations. The act of setting small goals and wins helps create a feeling of success.

In addition, Kayla and Clarissa discuss the importance of not compromising your personal life by setting additional goals that are not work related. In doing this, Clarissa recommends being prepared to have honest and hard conversations with colleagues when maintaining work-life boundaries and saying “no”. 

 

Resources:

Passion Planner website

5 Tips to Maintain a Healthy Work-Life Balance - National Education Association (NEA)

Teachers’ Use of Boundary Management Tactics to Maintain Work-Life Balance - Molly Austinson