Our lives are constantly filled with rings, dings, alarms, reminders, etc. We have so much stimuli and constant access to social media, news, Internet, and the world in general that we need to make sure we block out specific times to unplug from all of those things. I teach high school math all day. When I am not up teaching in front of the room or helping students, I am working on checking emails, developing lessons, and entering grades. I feel like I spend so much time in front of my computer! But between all of my time as a teacher and having a 2 year old at home, I have to make a special effort to schedule in some time for me to take care of myself and also time to make sure we are having as a family. I have inserted my outlook calendar here. It shows my gym time on Saturday mornings and basketball games every other week. We also try to dedicate Sunday to being family day! Those days are especially fun when we have pretty weather and are able to enjoy the outdoors!
It is extremely important that we teach our students and children of our own how to take a break from technology and to be ok without it! I have high school students that think they are completely lost if they don't have their phone for one class period! All of our technology if great and allows us to do a lot of wonderful things, but we have to make sure we use it in moderation.
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