Daring to Be » 2007 » March

I start finals on the 12th of April, am done on the 23rd. Guess what that means? I need to find summer employment ASAP.

There is a summer job the College of Education offers every year that I have my fingers and toes crossed I will get. Except it hasn’t been posted yet. So I have my mom breathing down my neck about finding a job, but I’m holding out in hopes of getting this job, and I haven’t even applied yet. Not cool.

This job is right up my alley, and is an extension of everything I’ve done this last school year as a Professional Development Officer. Many people know I plan on applying, many people think I am a shoo-in. But still I’ve been having nightmares about not being hired! I just want it so bad. Not only do I think I’d do a good job of it, but for once I want decent summer employment. I don’t want to work a crappy retail job again!

So, everyone, pray/hope/wish/whatever that I am hired. It would be greatly appreciated!

I just spent the entire evening on Facebook instead of doing homework. *gulp*

I woke up grouchy this morning. Bad dreams last night, woken up by a telephone call that stressed me out, looking forward to a Saturday filled with house cleaning and school assignments. A day I somewhat wish I could fast forward.

For some reason I’m sitting here with no idea what to update about, even though the past week has been crazy busy. How does that work?

Yes, this is all I’ve got right now. Creativity bank is empty. Maybe my mood has something to do with it. Rest assured, though, me being grouchy is completely ridiculous, since my life has been quite wonderful. Even despite the fact that apparently The BF and I got in our first fight this week. So says he. I considered it more of a discussion, since neither of us were crying or yelling, I was just calmly telling him that he was pissing me off, and if that behavior continued, I had no problem not being in a relationship. Luckily for him (and me), he stopped and apologized, and things are good.

I really like him, I like being with him, I like how I am completely goofy Brea around him. Case in point, when over at his place on Wednesday we actually had a paper airplane fight. There’s lots to be said for dates that require you to dress up, go out, and be swept off your feet. But I think there’s even more to be said for dates that have both of you in sweats, that keep you giggling for the entire night, that actually include paper airplane fights. It’s relaxing, it’s fun.

Wow, I guess I did have something to say after all!

The Crush is now The Boyfriend. How’s that for becoming more adventurous?

Happy St. Patrick’s Day, everyone! Winston especially wants to wish you a happy green day. He just doesn’t look like it because he’s too busy being filled with rage and/or fear. Seriously. He wouldn’t stop shaking, and it was tough just getting him to look at the camera. Please don’t call the humane society on me. I promise I took the hat off and then showered him with love and affection. My poor muffin. Gosh darn it he looks cute though!

Anyway. It’s St. Patrick’s Day. Which means I will be consuming a lot of green beer, dressed in a lot of green clothing, complete with a headband with two antennae with clovers attached. No, I’m not joking. I’m just too cool.

Hope everyone has a good of day/night as I plan on having!

Text messages received today from my very best friend.

“When are you gonna update your blog? I’ve been checking it! If you have nothing to say you could always tell all the hot men out there that I’m single!”

Then…

“Single, sexy, AND awesome!”

There ya have it, folks! If you’re a hot man and are interested in my gorgeous best friend, let me know!

P.S. I have it on good authority that she likes dirty men! (And by dirty I mean rockstar, 5 o’clock shadow, grunge dirty not man whore dirty!)

As per Meg’s request, an update as to how my first week of student teaching went.

Besides being in a grade 5 class that is actually legendary in the school for their bad behavior, and having a nasty cold all week, I’ve enjoyed myself. I really feel at home in a school, and nothing has made me think that I am on a totally wrong career path. I have taught three lessons so far, and will teach three more next week. The feedback I have received from my cooperating teacher is mostly positive, the one thing I need to work on is how I try to project my message over the noise of the students. It is one thing we were warned about in orientation for student teaching. Speak at a normal level, and students have to keep their noise level down to hear you, and you save yourself a sore throat. My one lesson I just kept getting louder. It is hard not to, I was without even realizing it. Hopefully I will do better next lesson!

The students seem to have warmed up to my partner and I. They feel more free to act like themselves around us, which I think is a good thing. My philosophy of education is that the teacher is more a facilitator of learning than a bearer of all knowledge, so it is important to me that my future students and I connect on a basic, personal level and aren’t stuck in some sort of power struggle.

So yes, student teaching is good! I have to be honest though, I think I prefer a little bit older or younger grades for teaching. I really enjoyed working in a grade 7 class last semester, which actually came as a surprise to me! I went into a grade 1 class for a Care Partner activity the grade 5’s did with them, and as soon as I walked in I felt right at home, and connected right away with the students there. Oh well, though, this is only for two weeks, I’m curious to see what grade I will get for my four month internship this fall. Honestly though, I wouldn’t be able to teach if I didn’t think I could teach all grades from K-12. I think I can, I just have my preferences like anyone would.