My solution By Marie

I am no longer working from 5 am to 5 pm. I get to work at 7 and leave by 3:30 (sometimes 4) and I take very lttle work home with me. I have found that this is not making me a worse teacher- in fact I am better because I am no longer so stressed. Granted I am not turning things in to administration on time (or at all)but oh well.

I do have the benefit of the fact I am doing two teachers jobs (we have a long term sub, and subs are not allwoed to do the IEPs and other paperwork for special ed- so I am doing all of mine and all of hers) so my administrator is sympathetic and knows that I may not get all the little things done, and not everything will be done on time.