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#191: You Don’t Need More Time in Your Classroom This Summer: You Need a Plan

#191: You Don’t Need More Time in Your Classroom This Summer: You Need a Plan22 jun9 min

With back to school fast approaching, it's easy to feel like you're behind.

You look at your classroom.

You look at your to-do list.

You look at the calendar.

And suddenly it feels like there isn't enough time to get everything done.

But what if the problem isn't time?

What if the problem is the lack of a plan?

In today's episode, I'm sharing the story of my very first classroom and how I spent an entire summer focused on making it cute—only to find myself scrambling the week before school started.

Then we'll fast forward several years later when I started in a brand-new district, spent a week on my honeymoon in Costa Rica, only worked in my classroom for about a week that summer, and somehow felt more prepared than ever.

You'll learn:

✨ The biggest mistake teachers make during back-to-school season

✨ Why classroom setup feels so overwhelming