November 10, 2003
Another day off from school to work on the national boards... I'm already so behind! Although I was anxious about being out of my classroom again, I woke up Monday morning, congested, and with a fever and cough -- and needing to conquer my boards! I was not calling Nikki and Stephanie and telling them I wasn't coming. I was determined to drag myself there, no matter what.
Besides, I had a deadline. I was going to finish revising entry four (for the seventh time). I had sent it to a family member (who is an English professor), two friends who are educators, and a board certified colleague at school. All had different suggestions and revised my writing very differently. I needed to sort through it all and see how to meld it all together.
I also wanted to begin writing my contextual statement -- a statement regarding my class and school -- and discuss with Nikki and Stephanie the pseudo deadlines I'd need to establish in my head. So, I stumbled out of bed, into my car, and went to meet my friends -- and to complete a task.
A box of tissues and three revisions later, we all had a successful day. I made heads and tails of the revisions I had received from my friends and guess what... we set some deadlines! Yes, we set times and dates to meet to work on boards and to network with a board certified mentor. We created that support group to help. I feel as though a weight is lifted. Will it be enough?
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