It can be easy, particularly at the beginning of one’s career, to “bite off more than you can chew” when it comes to task seeking at the school level. To get on and create a good impression, there may be a tendency to volunteer for a task, undertaking an extracurricular school contribution beyond a reasonable point. When this happens, tiredness and ingrained fatigue can set in.

I am committed, meaning many tasks are undertaken tightly, with a few being managed qualitatively. It’s better to study the framework of extras carefully to ensure that what is done is well done! Being the “willing horse” also puts you in a position of vulnerability. People sometimes look for those willing to take on the extras, then dump them unholy.

That is not good for those at the start of their career. It is essential to take time and adjust, making haste slowly and growing into the teaching profession. While people can be too selfish, always considering the “I” factor of the profession, it is easy to go in the opposite direction and become somebody who colleagues and the school use.

As careers develop, it is essential to hit a happy medium. That is personally satisfying and enables people to meet their obligations to others and the profession.