Because I think it's sometimes important to have time to chat idly with the children...
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Hello, this is Traveler Teacher X.
Today, I would like to write about the importance of having time for idle chatter.
I would be happy if you could take a look.
The table of contents is as follows.
What I felt while having idle chatter with the children
This school year, I've been quite busy since the start in April, and I've spent my time like that until now.
The other day, I spent some time having idle chatter with the children during a break for the first time in a while, and at that moment, I felt that 'this kind of time is truly important'.
This is because I feel that in the casual time spent having idle chatter, one can catch a glimpse of the children's unadorned selves, or perhaps their more natural state.
This is a side of them that is hard to see during class or while engaged in activities or work.
Of course, there are children who are still cautious even when having idle chatter or spending time relaxing.
However, I think they are more relaxed in a good way than they are during class or activities.
That is perhaps why I feel that time spent having idle chatter is important.
Isn't it possible that for some children, having time or a place where they can spend time feeling like their natural selves acts as a form of emotional support, or perhaps a safety point?
Being my natural self.
This is something many people find harder as they get older, but having time where you can talk and spend time in a state close to your true self might help make that possible.
Efficiency to create time to relax
It's not that I didn't have any at all, but because I was running around everywhere during breaks this school year, I feel now that I didn't have enough time to spend relaxing with the children.
That's when I was reminded of "efficiency."
That's right.
I realized once again that I was working hard to be efficient for the sake of this kind of time.
Embarrassingly, I haven't actually been doing it well yet, which is why my time with the children has decreased.
This is very frustrating.
However, at the same time, it can be seen as room for growth.
Every day is hectic, but I am sure that depending on how I manage things, I can secure the kind of peaceful, warm time I spent with the children this time.
Or rather than saying "I should be able to," I think "I can."
Using what I have accumulated up until now, I am certain that the current me can do it.
Thinking that way, I want to make an effort to maximize the time I can spend with the children.
For me, working at a school, even if it is just one of many school years, for the children, it is the only time they will experience that grade in their lives.
First grade of elementary school happens only once.
Second grade, third grade, and all the rest—for the children, they only happen once.
To help make that one precious, once-in-a-lifetime time a wonderful experience.
I think that is one of the things I can do as someone who works at a school.
If I implement "efficiency to increase the time I can spend with children" and share it with my colleagues, it will benefit not only the children right in front of me but other children as well.
I want to achieve purposeful and fruitful efficiency while consulting and cooperating with those around me.
I have set a new goal for how I want to work for the time being.
I want to do my best while maintaining a good balance.
That is all for this time.
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