Hi guys - having a stress attack atm and was wondering what you think I should do - or what you would do in my situation...

I'm part time doing my dip ed. This semester i'm doing the prac parts so will be doing 4 weeks solid student teaching starting in about a month.

I am 4 weeks into the course and already seriously behind in where i should be, even though i have been diligently working, attending classes, doing all the stuff that is vital but unassessable. For example, forms, police checks, organising experience days and getting things signed off by various people and approved, have done 2 full days experience off my own back which is a requirement and locked in 2 more coming up over the next two weeks (need to do 5 days work exp in total that I independently organise), tutorial homework, prac homework and preparation. This has been pretty full on study and admin - i havent been slack or wasted a lot of time. Plus studying around 2 year old, keeping house rather badly and fitting in antenatal appointments, so been pretty busy. I also quit my 2 nights, 8 hours a week job to gain a few extra hours for study, so its affected a lot of life factors which i have made sacrifices for and compromised willingly so i can dedicate more time to uni.

But I have 1000 words due next fri, havent started research - well i have papers but havent had a chance to read analyse and write anything yet after doing all this other stuff, i just havent had time so far. Then the fri after i have 2000 word essay due - havent even looked at what its about, and same day due another 1000 words, again havent started. During the next 2 weeks I also have 2 day of professional experience at the school I will be student teaching at (set by uni) and another 2 days i have organised as part of the requirements of the course, one of which is the friday when the 2 essays are due.

Thats only the next 2 weeks and i cant see how i can possibly crank out 3 essays with proper research and the time it will take to do them justice, plus do the 4 full days at uni, plus 4 full days of placements - leaving only the two mondays free to study - days which my DD is not at childcare. one weekend and evenings. I dont see enough time to accomplish even half of what i need to do.

Then the weeks after are just as demanding with the 4 weeks full time teaching and all the work that comes with that (class plans for each lesson i teach, assessing students' work and also the reports i have to do to show I've attending and fulfilled the professional experience requirements) plus another 2 major essays due within that period for uni.

The census date for withdrawing and not failing is this friday - should i cut my losses and just withdraw? or should i just do what i manage and hope they are understanding? I really passionately want to do this, but seeing as i have woken up in a panic and for the last 4 hours been stressing and crying about how overwhelmed and unachievable i feel the next few weeks is going to be, I am just not sure how healthy this is for me, bub, DD and DH. I dont want to quit cos i fear i will never come back, but I also dont see how i can succeed right now.

What do you guys think? Quit or perservere?