50 Cents a Cap! Sometimes in this line of work I feel like the traveling hat salesman from the classic children's book...
From day to day, class to class, or even moment to moment, I seem to be wearing a 'different hat' depending on the situation. Sometimes a student may need help with an assignment; sometimes they may need life advice. Sometimes a colleague has a specific, technical question; sometimes they need coverage for two minutes for a bathroom break. Sometimes a parent asks about how they can best support their child; sometimes they're seeking advice for registering for the next grade.
Professionally, it's a constant toggle between PLC work; grade-level problem-solving; content planning; grading; attending professional workshops; looking ahead to future career possibilities; coaching the freshmen basketball team.
To really top things off, there's the parent hat that never seems to come off. While I'm helping my students at school look ahead to next year and register, I'm helping my wife as we guide our own kids with 9th grade registration. It's crazy enough that high school is on the horizon, not to mention sports, friends, social, spiritual, etc. aspects of life.
Depending on the moment, it seems as though this is the stuff that either keeps a guy young, or makes me feel old!
Here's to all of us, wearing our many hats in life...
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