I hate that I am
disorganized. I spend far too much time trying to “get organized” and never
seem to get there. I also waste far too much time looking for lost items (and
often having to replace those items, only to locate them as soon as it’s too
late).
Recently, in a
teacher training meeting, the facilitator asked the group of 60+ teachers what
the top qualities of a good teacher were. Near the top of every list was this:
organization. I do have organizational systems in place, but I just often get
inundated with stacks of disorganized papers and only 3.5 seconds between
tasks. I find myself stuffing these papers into manila folders (at random),
only to have to spend the majority of my grading/prep time organizing papers
into classes and assignments.
I have a sign up at
home that says, “A Place for Everything and Everything in its Place.” The sign
is supposed to encourage me to finally get organized. It has been hanging there
for over a year. I feel guilty when I walk by it. I wish I had time to
finally get organized.
