Teacher Voi…
December 5, 2007 pm31 9:34 pm
Lost.
My first year teaching, I lost my voice after 5 or 6 weeks. And then again every year after that, for the first few years. Now it seems to last longer. Maybe I take better care of it. Maybe I am lucky. But my voice has been good for the last few years. Until Monday. Tail end of last week‘s sickness. A little hoarseness third period. And then fourth? Nothing.
So what do you do? Hot tea with honey, I would, except I don’t have honey. Principal says cepacol, but I don’t have any. So it’s been mostly hot tea without honey. And in any event, it’s coming back. Bleaah.
Better ideas?
JD2718 
Make yourself obsolete like Jackie, and then you won’t need a voice :)
Failing that, I heard that there are stores that actually sell things like honey and cepacol, so you might want to try that. ;-) I’d stick with the hot tea and honey, personally. And talk as little as possible, to rest your voice.
Feel Better!
My solution is Throat Coat. I can find it at the local health food store. Hope you’re feeling better soon.
Lots and lots of water around you. Other than that, I forget all of my remedies to be honest.
My favorite is… I guess I should say I have no idea if it works, but it definitely makes me feel better (probably all the sugar). So you pour some sugar in a pot, you “fry” it up: let it melt and become brown and caramelized, then you pour milk over it (try not to scald yourself), heat it all up until sugar dissolves and you have a tasty drink. It makes your throat feel better, at least temporarily, and it definitely makes your tummy feel good. What else can you ask for?
twelve-hour sessions of lying on the couch.
sleeping if possible of course. but, if not,
then even *reading* takes too much energy;
just lie there and feel sorry for yourself.
“resting eyes and mouth” my mother called it.
anyhow, that’s the strategy *i’ve* been using.
(and the illness — not laryngitis, so this may not
apply in your case — doesn’t seem to be getting
any *worse* …)
good title.
busy work. fill in the blanks. drills. no talking allowed.
geez i need a vacation.