So Close But Yet So Far Away

Today I went back to work and my desk still looks good, you can still see the top of the desk. That is a good feeling until you realize that there are so many other things that you are behind on.  Turning in this and turning in that and meeting a deadline.  Before I became a teacher, I worked in the computer lab tutoring students in grades 3-6, preparing them for the EOG.  After a couple of years I said to myself "you can be a teacher."  I watched the teachers and even collaberated with them to make sure my tutoring sessions were on target.  I discussed with them my concerns for the individual students that were having difficulty and I said to myself "you can be a teacher."  Little did I know that being a teacher meant 40% classroom teaching and 60% paperwork.  I am the type of person that gives 100% teaching and have no room for the paperwork.  I am alway behind on turning things in. Now if I could just stay organized and turn things in on time and prepare my students for VoCATS then I would be the perfect teacher.  My goal is to stay organized so I can accomplish more tasks than before, but to complete everything that is required of teachers, I am not sure if I will ever reach that goal.