Balancing Home and School

Sometimes it's hard to equally balance work and home.  It seems some weeks more time is spent at school than home.  But there are a few weeks when more time is spent at home.  How to decide where time should be spent???  That's the million dollar question for a lot of educators.  In the past two years, I have spent more time at home than ever before.  The quality of time at home has improved as well.  For me, I think it has to do with debriefing each day, trusting the team I work with, and most of all knowing that to be a better educator means I need to take care of myself.  That means I need to spend time outside of the classroom with the ones that I love the most.  Don't get me wrong--I LOVE MY STUDENTS, but I love my family too and I need to make sure they know that.  A healthy me is way more beneficial for my family and students.  I hope this helps you find your balance and know that you aren't the only one that struggles with finding a happy medium to school and home.