So here’s a new concept in a blog post from an educator. I have so much to do and prepare for the coming school year, that I just need to do it! So, I’m giving myself permission to write a slacker post this Saturday so that I can go prepare for my students. I hope you feel entitled to do the same! (Sometimes you need to just turn off the computer and do what you need to do!) 
Enjoy your day!
EMP
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Elizabeth Peterson has devoted her life to education and to reaching out to other teachers who want to remain inspired. Mrs. Peterson teaches fourth grade in Amesbury, Massachusetts and is the host of www.theinspiredclassroom.com. She holds an M.Ed. in Education, “Arts and Learning” and is currently enrolled in a C.A.G.S. program through Plymouth State University with a focus in “Arts Leadership and Learning.” Elizabeth is author of Inspired by Listening, a teacher resource book that includes a method of music integration she has developed and implemented into her own teaching. She teaches workshops and courses on the integration of the arts into the curriculum, leads an arts integration PLC (PLaiC) and is adjunct faculty for PSU. Mrs. Peterson believes there is a love of active, integrated learning in all children and from their enthusiasm, teachers can shape great opportunities to learn. [...] few months back I wrote a “slacker post” because I needed a little break. Well, today, as I’m sure you can understand, I’ve [...]
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I agree and approve, absolutely!
Here are 4 points I try to remember:
1.) Taking care of myself is part of my job.
2.) How I define “taking care of myself” shifts, changes, and needs to remain fluid.
3.) I owe it to my students to model a healthy, balanced life.
4.) Being a professional is knowing which corners you can cut and which consequences you are willing to pay as a result.
If any of that makes me a slacker, too, then so be it! We can be slackers together– on a Saturday or anyday!
cheers!
Agree-and if taking some time to be a slacker means that you can approach your work the next time (be it an hour or a day later) with my energy and passion, then the slacker time was not being a slacker at all. Rather, it is about knowing yourself, knowing your limits, and knowing how to approach work in a healthy, vital manner. Taking time to do what’s important for you and then charging ahead with work is a much better approach than going around angry that you have work to do, doing a mediocre job, being resentful, or carry on as if you are doing work but your not because you are too burned out. Speaking of burn out, being a “slacker” is one way to avoid burn out. I am looking forward to my Slacker Saturday, but right now, gotta run.
We need this reminder from time to time, don’t we? Thanks Marcia and Rachel for your re-affirmations on the importance of taking time off every once in a while!