Mathematically speaking, do you spend a proportionate amount of time on the different teacherly tasks you approach every day? Is marking and assessment given its due weighting? Is 30 minutes to plan a 45 minute session wise? Perhaps it is, but it's impossible to keep that up. Can you work smarter and prioritise the most vital aspects of your work?
Briefly, imagine if we had PR in this country. Ah. We'd probably have a Tory / UKIP coalition. Maybe the North should secede? You'll want to if you've read that last link, to Wikipedia's most frightening page.
The golden ratio, also known as the divine proportion. It makes a lovely wave like picture. Can we find this in our work? Is there a lesson which perfectly balances didactic instruction with independent learning and focused demonstration of the knowledge and skills developed? I think there is. Try to teach that lesson. Focus on refining and honing that golden lesson structure, different for each class, until you know you're close.
This google search won't get you there. Your own ideas, shared and improved in discussion with real teachers will.
Finally, as sense of proportion. If you don't have one, get one. If you do have one, use it. Each week is thrilling, challenging, thought provoking, inspiring, frustrating and enjoyable. Each lesson, some might say. Whatever happens, remember the words of Rudyard Kipling:
