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me: okay brain we have to do things
my adhd brain: IT’S HYPERFOCUS TIME
me: ...really? wow. thank you for actually working for on--
my adhd brain: MANDALORIAN HYPERFOCUS TIME
me: wait no
me *having had only a handful of strawberries, two cups of coffee and an energy drink*: why hand shaky :(
Eleventh Classroom...
It’s been a year…
Still AroAce…
Still a teacher…
Still barely sane…
I went from being a ‘traveling ESL teacher’ to a paraprofessional at a Montessori school. I am not impressed.  Oh sure, Montessori is a wonderful learning philosophy but it is not for everyone.  It is certainly not for a teacher with ADHD that struggles with hyperfocus.  The individualized lessons given are often at the cost of classroom management or vice versa.
The parents who send their kids to a Montessori school do so in lieu of seeking out professional help for their unique or troubled child.  I have TWELVE out of twenty-six students who are either obviously ADHD or obviously Autistic to some degree.  Two have IEPs and the rest are ‘busy kids’ in their parents’ eyes.
This is a challenge that I have no problem with. Â I LOVE my students.
BUT I am not thrilled with their parents…
‘I want to focus on this pregnancy’…Yeah, but while you’re doing that you could LAY in bed and work with your son on his letter sounds.
‘My parents are in a motel getting their act together’…AKA, drug addicts.
‘My mom says that this rule is dumb’…Sorry, it’s a SCHOOL rule.  No sweets.
The only thing worse than the parents is how this school is run…
The double standards and obvious favoritism is what REALLY pisses me off.
I do my job, I get yelled at by THREE different people.
Someone else DOESN’T do their job and they get praised…wonderful.
Oh yeah, and we have FOUR Montessori teachers out of FORTY.
I may not have completed most of my responsibilities today, but I did sort through all 1000+ emails in my inbox
When your most recent hyperfixation is fading without a new one to replace it but your sanity hinges on constant distraction ✨
Ew I've been thrust into being PRESENT in my OWN LIFE 💀
Hyperfocus is fucking wild. My fingers hurt from how much guitar I've been playing and now I can't play because my fingers hurt but I need to play because it's somehow critical that I do. I have so much homework to do.