Isn't funny how we both dread and look forward to things? And then without any warning they are already here and it's almost as if time has speed itself up. This is how today felt. I've looked forward to this day for four months knowing that once it was over my life would not only go back to not being crazy (since doing student teaching and working part time equals me having NO time to do anything). Yet, all this week I've been dreading today because it means I have to let go of my wonderful kids.
No more essays to grade, tests to worry about, planning lessons, or being concerned over the graduation of certain students. This whole experience has been a huge rollercoaster of emotions and I am tremendously grateful for the it.
I know that I was incredibly blessed with two truly wonderful cooperating teachers, Mark and Gordon. Who taught me more than I can really articulate. They have been so incredibly patient dealing with my rants about grammar and transfer of skills, government and the education program. They have also been key in many successes I had in the classroom. I know they are standing on the sidelines cheering me on and hoping as much as I am hoping that I snag one of the openings at Mountain Crest and we can continue to have music battles in the hallways and drive everyone crazy.
My kids. Oh man I love them, every single one of them. Some of them don't believe that, but I do. I made a discovery this semester. I have maternal instincts, which is strange for me. Today when I told my last hour of kids goodbye I totally cried because I want to see every single one of them grow up and do amazing things. But I have to let them go with the knowledge that Mrs. Poole cared about them and hopefully I made an impact of some sort.
I was made to be a teacher, guys. This I know for sure.
Thursday, April 25, 2013
Tuesday, March 26, 2013
Career what?
Just applied for my first REAL job. I mean like career job, not the job you take to get you through college which you would have considered a real job when you were 16. No I'm talking the big kahuna, the career job.
The application is in and I'm freaking out. Would be in serious love if they opted to hire me. Keep your fingers crossed.
Oh and only three more weeks of this craziness that is student teaching and working at the same time. Then I get my life back. Hooray!
The application is in and I'm freaking out. Would be in serious love if they opted to hire me. Keep your fingers crossed.
Oh and only three more weeks of this craziness that is student teaching and working at the same time. Then I get my life back. Hooray!
Saturday, February 23, 2013
Sometimes I Just Want to Hug Them.
Sometimes I just want to hug my students because they say the sweetest things like how they think I'm going to be a good teacher, how they like how I teach, etc.
I also want to hug them when I read their papers and they are nothing short of amazing. I also want to slap the kids who did a crappy job, but I'll save that post for later.
I'm lucky to have cooperating teachers who are very kind to me even when lessons are chaotic and I'm still learning about how to be a "real" teacher. There are moments in the chaos where I feel proud though. I'm actually doing this! You know how you dream about your future career and hope it will be as fulfilling as you always dreamed it would be? Well teaching does this for me. Those moments where a kid looks at me with new found understanding about a concept or I just know my kids are having a good time and learning too just fill my heart to the brim. It's also in the moments where a student realizes you really do care. For example, I told one of my students I would attend the school play he was in. He was so excited when I actually showed up, and couldn't stop talking about it the next day. It felt good.
The trimester ends this next week. I don't want to say goodbye to my kids, well maybe I'll be fine saying goodbye to a few of them....Really though, my kids are the best and I'm nervous about getting a brand new set and how that will all go down. Nervous, but excited.
I finally broke down and bought all the stuff to do gel nails at home. I am so excited I can hardly stand it. I'll have fancy nails for more than five minutes!
Also we're looking at moving. Very seriously. Just waiting to know for sure where the teaching job will be at (I had an AWESOME meeting with my principal, since there will be two openings and MCHS in the English department at the end of the year). Keep your fingers crossed. I know we are crossing ours!
I also want to hug them when I read their papers and they are nothing short of amazing. I also want to slap the kids who did a crappy job, but I'll save that post for later.
I'm lucky to have cooperating teachers who are very kind to me even when lessons are chaotic and I'm still learning about how to be a "real" teacher. There are moments in the chaos where I feel proud though. I'm actually doing this! You know how you dream about your future career and hope it will be as fulfilling as you always dreamed it would be? Well teaching does this for me. Those moments where a kid looks at me with new found understanding about a concept or I just know my kids are having a good time and learning too just fill my heart to the brim. It's also in the moments where a student realizes you really do care. For example, I told one of my students I would attend the school play he was in. He was so excited when I actually showed up, and couldn't stop talking about it the next day. It felt good.
The trimester ends this next week. I don't want to say goodbye to my kids, well maybe I'll be fine saying goodbye to a few of them....Really though, my kids are the best and I'm nervous about getting a brand new set and how that will all go down. Nervous, but excited.
I finally broke down and bought all the stuff to do gel nails at home. I am so excited I can hardly stand it. I'll have fancy nails for more than five minutes!
Also we're looking at moving. Very seriously. Just waiting to know for sure where the teaching job will be at (I had an AWESOME meeting with my principal, since there will be two openings and MCHS in the English department at the end of the year). Keep your fingers crossed. I know we are crossing ours!
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