Why these are, in fact, the best thing in the world. Right now. Ok so here we go with day two of my 'lets blog every morning' idea. I haven't left myself a huge amount of time, but we going for it anyway.
It always amazes me - 5 terms into this profession (haha as in school terms, not presidential, although I wonder what I would be blogging about if I was the president....headphones? Not sure) - there seems to be a very tenuous balance between the social nature of the people that you work with and the need to just be with yourself and recharge. People would assume that all teachers are bubbly vivacious extroverts who love to be talky and chatty all the time. Wrong assumption? Well I certainly know that was my assumption, and it was wrong. Or, if we are all like that, we still need time to close off and reset. Being in a classroom all day is a mega effort. Perhaps in a couple of days time I will moan about the 5 period day effort (i.e. no non contacts). Anyway - you really do need quiet time. Time to think. Time to not have all of your senses switched on, monitoring, teaching, learning, sheep herding. So anyway...every morning when I get to work, I put on my new best friends. The wonderful noise cancelling headphones that lusciously cover your entire ear like a big ear hug and help you to zone into a place just by yourself. The reason I have chosen to blog about them, is because this morning, like many other times I found that I had them on for a good 15 minutes before I even realised that I wasn't listening to anything. So I thought about that....and realised, that there is more to them then transmigrating other noise. They are a tool for the much needed zone out - and for that reason, I reckon a pair should be in EVERY teachers beginning pack.
I didn't even know I needed/wanted a pair of these until the wonderful man friend gave me them for xmas. So I feel it is a service that I must pass on. Teachers - get yourself some zone out ear muffs!
Over and out - happy Wednesday
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