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Martina · 12-11-2012, 09:16 PM

Field trip today. A museum visit, an IMAX movie, and a burger. It cost my colleague and I a bit, but I do think most of them enjoyed it. Then she and I had to go to a staff meeting.

I am pretty depressed. I think I am doing an OK job teaching, but I am caring less. It's depression.

If you have read the gun control thread, you know that one of my students was shot and killed just over a week ago.

My knee is killing me (arthritis). It was hard to function today at the museum, actually.

The trip was my idea. I set it up, did the paperwork, etc. But today, with my knee inflamed and my mood low, my colleague helped keep things running smoothly, for which I am grateful. I almost didn't have the energy to do what I needed to do.

After the staff meeting, I stayed and helped her write an IEP -- basically helped her use the web-based program we write them on.

The thing about this kind of sadness is that even if I don't care much, I still know what I should do and I can go through the motions.

Hopefully that will be enough until I start feeling things more again.

12-11-2012, 09:16 PM	#26
Martina Senior Member How Do You Identify?: * Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: * Posts: 4,999 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 13,409 Thanked 18,285 Times in 4,167 Posts Rep Power: 21474854	Field trip today. A museum visit, an IMAX movie, and a burger. It cost my colleague and I a bit, but I do think most of them enjoyed it. Then she and I had to go to a staff meeting. I am pretty depressed. I think I am doing an OK job teaching, but I am caring less. It's depression. If you have read the gun control thread, you know that one of my students was shot and killed just over a week ago. My knee is killing me (arthritis). It was hard to function today at the museum, actually. The trip was my idea. I set it up, did the paperwork, etc. But today, with my knee inflamed and my mood low, my colleague helped keep things running smoothly, for which I am grateful. I almost didn't have the energy to do what I needed to do. After the staff meeting, I stayed and helped her write an IEP -- basically helped her use the web-based program we write them on. The thing about this kind of sadness is that even if I don't care much, I still know what I should do and I can go through the motions. Hopefully that will be enough until I start feeling things more again.