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MESS:   I am struggling with anxiety from the layers of events going on all at once (COVID, School, Shut downs, social life)

BEAUTY:  "True Peace Comes from knowing God is in Control"

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Mess: Balance work life and mommy life day in and out
BEAUTY: Thankful that my family is safe and happy/healthy during the madness.

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Mess:  Struggling with the demands of work and home- since work is now part of home life!  Yikes!
Beauty:  Spending time with my son who is home from pandemic due to pandemic.  Having more family time now!

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MESS - Staring at a screen almost all day everyday - conducting class and/or grading papers
BEAUTY - "Stop being afraid of what could go wrong, and start being excited of what could go right” Tony Robbins

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Mess - There's so much to do and so little time!

Beauty - Everyone's complaining they don't know what they're doing now that they're online, but it helps that I don't know any better and I don't know what Face-to-Face teaching is really like independently so to me it just is what it is. Ignorance is Bliss here.

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MESS: students' constant struggle to use technology to learn (audio/video issues, dropped internet connections, not knowing how to navigate, not knowing how to read/type/etc), feeling burnt out from so much screen time, parents constantly watching/judging/helping kids answer
BEAUTY: feeling lucky to have a job, having a supportive grade level and staff, taking joy in having extra time with my 2-year-old daughter during lockdown

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Mess: Finding a balance between home and work, and making time for myself.
Beauty: Growing through experience and giving yourself grace <3

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Mess- Struggling to keep up with my case load and making sure everything is modified to where each student can do the work, as well as managing communication with parents
Beauty- "All we can do is the best we can do"

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Mess: My desk, yard, and selfie
Beauty: My mentee :-) & my students.

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Struggle-Health Problems in family-balancing EVERYTHING
Beauty-More appreciative of time to spend with them and getting to know classroom families better then ever before!

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MESS: I am trying to deal with the constant changes with COVID and keeping school schedule, teaching wheel classes, soccer manager, mom of 2 boys who are with me 24/7, etc...messy hair don't care!!

BEAUTY: Great teamwork and support, both at work and personal life! Takes a village!!!!

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MESS - I am struggling with ways to differentiate my lessons
BEAUTY - Growth stems from Trials & Errors.

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MESS: Balancing my personal and work life with my anxiety and planning my redo of a wedding during COVID.
Beauty: Forcing me to prioritize what is important.
"Que Sara, sera."

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Mess: One thing I am struggling with is keeping my kids busy and not on a device at home.
Beauty: Stay positive. Things will get better.

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Trying to re-figure out how everything is supposed to fit into "school" while  helping a new teacher figure out how everything is supposed to fit into school... at the same time.
Beauty - A supportive grade level and staff that more than make up for my deficiencies.

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Mess: I am struggling with feeling like I am not doing enough for my students but also that I am always working haha
Beauty: A quote that has helped me is "Don't adapt to the energy in the room. Influence the energy in the room". This has helped me when changing the environment in my classes!

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Mess - Managing all the different roles.
Beauty - God is bigger than ___

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MESS: connectedness
BEAUTY: this to shall pass AND, our P.R.E. Teachers are ROCKSTARS!!!!

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MESS - Balancing Work and Personal Life
BEAUTY - "Doing your best might look different each day."

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Mess- Getting all students involved in lessons
Beauty- An inch by an inch makes a foot

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MESS - getting enough sleep and time for my own kids
BEAUTY - Life is beautiful for those who choose to see positive and beauty in everything.

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MESS- managing my school, work, and family schedule.
BEAUTY- be positive and focus on one day at a time.

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Mess: Maintaining balance between school, home life, and social life.
Beauty: Of course my mentor 💁🏽‍♀️, and my kids' willingness to participate in class everyday.

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Mess:  I am struggling with trying to balance my personal life with my professional life.  I feel connected to technology all the time (since everyone is working so hard) and want to be there to help support teachers and students but this often runs into my family time.
Beauty: Having time to do simple things.

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Beauty: Going through the growing pains but in the end there is strength and success

Mess: unbalanced... weighing things out, energy in all levels

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MESS: 2 of my children are at home alone trying to figure out online learning by themselves while I'm taking care of my Kinders :(

BEAUTY: My Kinders recite every day "I can do hard things." Well, we too can do hard things.

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Mess: making virtual instruction user friendly and accessible for students
Beauty: I was living in Philadelphia these past two years and am glad to be back home/in the same time zone as my friends and family. It helps to have physical (while physically distanced) support group!

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MESS: Trying to figure how to wear two hats (inclusion and resource teacher) without an EA. Finding time for my family...

BEAUTY: Having a supportive co-teacher (with SPED background) who is very understanding.

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Mess: I am struggling with learning to balance home and work/school life.

Beauty: I'm learning my limits and also pushing my boundaries.

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Mess: Struggling with schedule, time. Trying to plan and execute, finding time to meet with small groups, and be a helpful & effective mentor.  Difficulty finding balance - feels like all work.
Beauty: Desiderata (pasting the last paragraph)  And whether or not it is clear to you, no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should. Therefore be at peace with God, whatever you conceive Him to be. And whatever your labors and aspirations, in the noisy confusion of life, keep peace in your soul. With all its sham, drudgery and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be cheerful. Strive to be happy.

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MESS: Mental exhaustion.  There is so much going on: lesson planning, meetings everyday, grading, looking at the computer screen all day, etc.  My mind is tired.
BEAUTY: If everything was perfect, you would never learn and you would never grow.

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MESS - Feeling like the work never ends and not having a reason to stop and take a real break.
BEAUTY - Find a way to take time outside each day. I take the LOOOOONG route to the bathroom.

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MESS: Balancing work, school, being a first year teacher through distance learning, coaching, and family.

Beauty: "To whom much is given, much is expected."

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Beauty:  The fourth grade team is amazing and helpful!

Mess: Juggling teaching online, tech support for students, and the many websites.

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Mess - Trying to keep up with work and learning new way/things for the "new normal".

Beauty - Spending more time with family and close friends to keep sane!

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Beauty- The fun/silly moments with my kids when we can connect even though if it is virtually, all of the help that co-workers are offering!

Mess- Struggling to have students sign in/complete work, managing my time with creating assignments and grading

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mess - how to give students feedback quickly and effectively, spending all day at my desk, low motivation, no AC in my classroom
beauty -

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MESS - I am struggling with learning how to support my teachers effectively while practicing social distancing guidelines. It was so much easier when I could work close in proximity with my teachers and their students.

BEAUTY - Take moments to reflect and give yourself grace.

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Mess: My assessment schedule combined with meeting schedules
Beauty: There is a Jack and Coke waiting for me at 5.

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Mess: Schedules
Beauty: Real friends shine through the mess

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Mess: Technology disabled
Beauty: I can tap in to those who are tech savvy.

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Mess: Trying to educate my own child!
Beauty: Every day may not be good but there is good in every day! <3

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Mess: Feeling like I'm not doing enough to reach the vulnerable students.

Beauty: Knowing I'm not alone. I don't have to be in control of everything. Each day has it's own worries.

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Mess: Trying to find the balance between school life and home life
Beauty: We are all in it together!

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Mess:  Difficulties with some parents.

Beauty: Partnerships with parents, great team, more family time

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Mess: Trying to get a true idea of where each of my students are academically

Beauty:
"Don't worry about the things you can't control."
My grade level is great at planning ahead and being prepared :)

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Mess: Trying to help students online when it would be better in person.
Beauty: Having an awesome team to work with. Relying on God to walk with me throughout this year.

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Mess - Keeping track and balancing all the new things to learn

Beauty - Learning new things and roles this school year

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MESS: Struggling getting 2 of my SPED kiddos online
BEAUTY: "Just keep swimming!"

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Mess:  All the paperwork and demands being placed on teachers, while still trying to teach (virtually, blended, etc.).

Beauty: Seeing growth in my students.

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MESS: I am struggling with self-doubts. There's an uneasiness that I haven't felt in a while.

BEAUTY: Working with my colleagues who continue to support me and each other every day!

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Mess: I would love advice on behavior interventions for students who are displaying attention seeking behaviors (especially when they are partaking in unsafe behaviors).

Beauty: "Aim for the moon. If you miss, you'll land among the stars."

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Mess - finding balance between students, parents, and family.
Beauty:  “Ships don’t sink because of the water around them; ships sink because of the water that gets in them. Don’t let what’s happening around you get inside you and weigh you down.” Anonymous

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MESS - Not knowing where to start at times and not knowing when to stop.
BEAUTY - Seeing everyone pull together as a family to help one another get through this.

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Mess: Trying to understand all the different SPED requirements, managing online and in person students, and going to school.

Beauty: Getting to see my students in person.

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Mess:  Managing my time to work on my lessons, correcting assignments, etc.
Beauty:  Having very supportive family, friends, and colleagues during this crazy time!

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Mess:  Finding a balance: work and home.
Beauty: Surrounded by supportive teachers!

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Mess:  The constant changes and uncertainty for this school year has really been hard on my psyche.
Beauty:  I am finding it a little easier to be flexible and don't be too set in my plans.

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MESS - Managing chaos!
BEAUTY - Faith, not fear

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Mess:  Getting online with littles.
Kids not paying attention.
Tears!
No control over your learning environment while you're teaching.
Beauty: Watching the kids grow in a medium we didn't learn until we were in college.
Working with an awesome grade level!  Great support!

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Mess:  Managing my school work and instructional responsibilities
Beauty: My family and friends around me!

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Mess: Energy level....Balancing personal life versus work life.

BEAUTY: I have the most amazing, sweet, and fun Kinders in the world!

Favorite saying I tell my Kinders- "Practice makes permanent, not perfect!"

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Mess: Connecting with parents
Beauty: Seeing a big smile on my students' faces.

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MESS: Helping our department utilize tech to the best of their ability, adding in new tech everyday!
BEAUTY: Seeing coworkers grow and learn at light speed!

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Mess: Connectivity issues
Beauty: Don't sweat the small stuff!

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Mess- learning the technology
Beauty- Never give up, keep trying

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MESS- Staying in front of the screen for hours and learning tools for my students.

BEAUTY-Learning happens through mistakes.

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MESS:  I am struggling with making sure I don't mess up with all the new things about being a new teacher.
BEAUTY: Working out has been my go to when the day is done.

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Mess: unable to physically interact w/kids & cant do any extra-curricular stuff (clubs/sports/etc.)

BEAUTY: Getting used to online platform & DL

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Mess: Finding balance between work and home life. Managing new tasks like Freckle.
Beauty: Great support from my third grade team, parents, and fiance! <3

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MESS: Constant changes that are happening due to Covid. We never know what tomorrow will bring.

Beauty: Knowing that if we can over come this pandemic we can over come anything.

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Mess - all the things to grade. I'm so behind. =(
Beauty -  We're all in this together! =)

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MESS - Feeling like whatever training we provide, teachers just seem to be resistant to the training because of the hardships of teaching in a pandemic
BEAUTY - It is forcing ALL teachers to really look at the way we teach

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MESS- Figuring out our Quarter 2 schedule - how to meet the emotional needs of students, the spiritual needs of teachers and keep everyone safe but still provide best instruction for our students.
BEAUTY - Spending time with fur babies that no matter will show unconditional love.

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Mess: Balancing work, school, teaching, ʻohana,  and planning a covid wedding.
Beauty: "If I can get through this, I can get through anything"

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Mess- learning technology needed to teach effectively  during this unique time
Beauty: "Just do the best you can. No one can do more than that."

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Mess: Trying to stay safe and wear my mask all day.
Beauty:  Working with great, dedicated teachers at Makalapa!

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MESS- Mentally exhausted with the new changes firing at me and my team constantly.
Beauty- The biggest wall you've gotta climb is the one you build in your mind.

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ASD - Resource Teacher - Mentor
Mess: I have too many meetings and trainings every day and it is difficult to keep up with all my work. I find myself doing work at home at night to catch up.

Beauty - Being able to come into my office at Hickam Elementary and get support from my support system ...

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Mess:  Being able to support everyone who needs it without forgetting about maintaining my own sanity.
Beauty:  Learning a ton of tech skills and bonding with peers over the challenges because we're all in it together!

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Mess: I'm in a constant state of chaos with new plans coming out every week
Beauty: Teacher has allowed me a chance at work-life balance that corporate could never provide

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Mess: Taking a step back to give myself break.

Beauty: I am incredibly fortunate to create an impact in the community that gave so much to me growing up.

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Mess: Picking and choosing what skills to focus on/giving students enough learning opportunities on top of personal anxieties
Beauty: I've been doing a quote a day (eventually going to turn it into a journaling assignment with the kids) and this was the first one that kicked everything off: “Even the darkest night will end and the sun will rise.” - Victor Hugo, Les Miserables

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MESS: I am the hot mess trying to balance the many roles and responsibilities this school year.

BEAUTY: "Difficult roads often lead to beautiful destinations"

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Mess: Trying to make sense of what is going on and how to plan when everything keeps changing.

BEAUTY: Working with my BT who always finds new ways to make the best of the situation to try to engage her students! :D

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MESS:  I am struggling with all the extra prep work that needs to go in for distance learning.  I find myself planning/grading/preparing for classes everyday after school and on weekends.
BEAUTY: Difficult roads often lead to beautiful destinations.

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Mess: I havenʻt encountered a mess that I could not embrace.

Beauty: I love working with a great group of people at our school. Also, Iʻm still enjoying working with my kids. A true blessing.

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Mess: getting students to attend meets and make up work

Beauty: students showing me their pets and families using their webcams!

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MESS: Getting my families to reach out to me and getting all my kids to join me online.
BEAUTY: "Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass. It's about learning to dance in the rain."

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MESS: Finding balance between work and personal life. Too many hours of work and loss sleep.
Beauty: Zoom Workout Buddies for a little bit of Self-Care.
"Just Breathe!!! Let it go! It is what it is..."

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Mess: Time management. Making adjustment and trying not to fail my students.
Beauty: My students, my Team, the opportunity, the growth, being healthy, and so many more things I have to be grateful for.

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Mess:  Keeping things straight in my head; so many new things to remember and think about at once
Beauty:  The sky is still blue and the sun still rises 🌞   and friends are still here!

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Mess: My Seesaw account
Beauty: I work with a great team!

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Mess: Not enough time for work and family.
Beauty: Learning so many new things from my grade level as we are working more collaboratively than ever!

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Mess: Finding ways to prioritize what's really important in life. Learning how to reach my kids on a personal level.

Beauty: God is good and will see things through

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MESS: I am trying to remind children to social distancing, providing support for families who are participating in hybrid, and keep up with my curriculum.

Beauty: Awesome SPED team and mentor :)