Wednesday, April 27, 2011

Do I stay or do I go now?

Well, technically next Friday May 6th is my final day student teaching and I am not required to go back to the "old job" until June 6th because I can't seem to answer this question.. "Do I stay or do I go now?"

I guess I could of expected that it would be hard to say goodbye, because well I have been with all these students since January and have gotten to know them.  I am completely involved in each students academic and social career at the school.  My 3rd block, the honors students are having the hardest time.  I have been teaching them the longest and I really do like them.  They told me the other day that "its not fair you are leaving you have been teaching us for a long time and we dont want to have to adjust to another teacher (meaning W)" And for that I  feel like i should stay atleast for their class.
But then there is my side, I completely drop everything next Friday that means there is a chance I wont feel that feeling I get every day I stand in front of the classroom like "duh! you are suppose to be here"  until maybe even next year.  Now hopefully in August I will have my own classroom and start my own journey in education, but we all know thats not for sure and I guess that is what scares me..... that it will be awhile before I feel that natural euphoria.....
HMM? so
"Do I stay or Do I go now?"

Tuesday, April 26, 2011

ISL, Portfolio, Check this, Do I have that?

So spring break has come and passed -- this break was well overdue.
I finished up my ISL project and feel very proud of it.  I assume everything is fine and dandy with that, but we will see.  My portfolio is bigger than ever and I feel weird walking around with out my big bag with it in it..oh and also I have backed my USB port twice.

I am seeing more and more with this student teaching extravaganza that students have a real issue with reading comp.  This is something that can be worked on but should we when they are in 10th grade really be worried about this and having to "fix" or "adjust" this issue???

We started doing biology review after school with the essential standards and so far so good :) We had 10 students and 5 of those students were mine :) which makes me feel good that they are wanting to put in the extra mile to make sure they are going to pass that EOC.

Exit interviews are in 2 weeks, this is bittersweet its coming to end.
(wrist is killing me today -- will expand soon)

Sunday, April 3, 2011

Impact on Student Learning.

My Impact on Student Learning aka ISL project is due tomorrow.
This project has taken a ton of time outside of student teaching... and personally I am terrified of of getting not met on something and completely failing it. UGH the stress!
Its one of those things you work so hard on and just to have someone say umm nope not good enough could break me.

Oh well. Done, over. Now time to wait