Wow! My last full week of teaching! It seems that this point in the semester I am so calm because my routine is set, I am used to how my plans run, the students are used to my teaching style, and I have a confidence in my teaching. Now, the other side of the fence...I am stressing with videos not working, papers to write and not procrastinate with, quiting a current job for preparation for the last semester of my internship, and finding a place to move when I complete my time here at WVU. All of these things are running through my mind.
When all of this is going on, the good and bad, your dreams at night mold around it. I cannot tell you how many mornging I have woken up and had a questioning look on my face because of what actually appear in my dreams! This past night was because of work. I am faced with working to lower loans while I am trying to take classes and complete contract hours, or work a few nights a week and stress about getting work completed and not have a life.
Well, I finally decided. I will be working only a few more weeks. I want to keep my GPA high and focus all my energy on my masters. I have decided to apply to substitute for some cash and the better part- experience.
There is a famous line that is said more times than necessary in my family and sitting here typing I am thinking about it. "It''ll always work out, it always does." My stress has been balanced out by my success in the classroom and these issues are just a bump in the road!
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Week 13 of the WVU semester - almost done
ReplyDeletestand back and think about what you want to do in your classroom to bring AR to a close and what you want to try out in 3rd grade.
trust your host teacher on ways to improve and how to take advantage of these last weeks!