I have been wanting to update this for a while but there just hasn’t been any time! This weekend was insane b/c I was trying to get all the lesson plans done for this week. This wouldn’t be such a huge ordeal if I didn’t have to do ridiculously detailed plans and a separate plan for each thing I’m teaching. Thankfully I’m working with a team of teachers and I do the same thing in the afternoon as I do in the morning. It still takes forever though.
On that, today was the 1st day of full time teaching! This means that I did all the teaching and was in charge just like I would be in my own class. Of course, this would also be the day that I’m congested, can’t breathe, and coughing like crazy. Somehow we made it through . I credit it to the gallons of water and handfuls of cough drops that I ingested today
Nonetheless, it was a wonderful day! I love teaching all day! The time flew by and several times I thought, “Oh no, we’re not going to have enough time!” I always used to wonder why my teachers complained about 7 hours not being long enough. Now I understand I implemented some of my own procedures and classroom management strategies today as well. It took a little getting used to for the kids but they caught on eventually. My teacher told me to go with what works for me, which I think is wonderful advice. She has been wonderful throughout this whole placement. It’s nice to work with someone who is so supportive and encouraging!
Tomorrow (Tuesday) is the Teacher Recruitment Fair. From what I hear, there will be tons and tons of school districts there. I also hear there will be lots and lots of people like me looking for a job. I hope this will be a productive experience… On that note, I applied to Metro Nashville Public Schools and Williamson County Public Schools this weekend. It was so weird to send applications that were not for babysitting jobs
I’m actually trying to get a grown-up job now! This still makes me a laugh a little because it seems so ridiculous. Am I really old enough to be applying for a job as a teacher? The job thing has been on my mind a lot lately. Although, not for long periods of time because there are always so many other things that never seem to leave my to-do list. Ultimately, I’m looking for a job as an ESL or ELL teacher in Elementary School. Recently I have considered Middle School as well. (ESL is English as a Second Language for those who don’t know the abbreviations. In education, everything is abbreviated; apparently we forget that we can use whole words sometimes ) I’m told that this is a shortage area and that I should have no problem getting a job. I am still a little doubtful though. I know lots of teachers who struggled or are still looking for jobs.I just hope that I end up where God wants me to be. He knows which school He wants me at and which kids He wants me to influence and grow attached to
. A lot depends on this job, whatever and wherever it may be. I’m hoping to have a job lined up before graduation in May so that I can start looking for apartments/places to move. I don’t really want to move until I know where I’m going to be spending most of my day everyday. If I end up moving farther away than where I am now, I’ll probably end up seeing Kevin even less than I do now. By the way, if you think long distance takes its toll, try the combination we have going on right now. It’s tough on a relationship, even one that’s almost 6 years strong!Well, this is all I have time for right now. There is so much more to write about but I have to get resumes printed, dishes washed, lesson plans updated, and I should work on my unit but that won’t happen tonight. Thanks for reading and sharing in this journey with me. Hopefully I’ll find a few minutes tomorrow to share some more
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