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Week Three of Institute is officially over. That means that week two fo teaching summer school is officially over as well. This week, I taught reading, writing and word analysis (aka spelling). I was with the kids for 2 Hours and Forty minutes each morning. This proved to be A LOT of time dealing with their behavior issues. Monday – Wednesday were exhausting as I was running on little sleep and then I had to motivate all my kids to keep their heads up and stop talking.
But…then along came Thursday. It was, by far, the biggest break through that I had with…
So…I got sleep this weekend. Roughly 23 hours. Excellent. It still did not make waking up at 5:30 am any easier. Bummer. Today was crazy. I am with the kids for 2 hours and 40 minutes straight. That is a LONG and EXHUASTING time for a rookie teacher. How do people do it all day?…
read more »Uffda. What a week. I just taught my last math lesson to my 1st and 2nd grade bilingual class. With my limited (four day) teaching experience, I have found that Fridays are both the best days and the worst days. I came reeling into this Friday riding on an a total of 22 hours of…
read more »Hello, Yesterday I completed my first week of Summer Institute. We had a “graduation” ceremony at my school site where we each received name tags with our teacher names, so I received Mr. Bennetts. It was fun for everyone as it shows we are actually progressing towards a goal. The week was intense and full…
read more »Hey All, So I just had a long post made up, but I think I lost it. Lame. I arrived in blistering, humid Houston yesterday afternoon. I got all moved in and enjoy sleeping on a bouch (basically a bed that I can turn into a couch, convenient? Yes. Weird? Yes.). I live on the…
read more »Hello All – Welcome to my most recent update. I still can’t believe that it has not yet been a week since I graduated! The days have been full and it seems like I have been here for quite some time. I am doing my best to let myself just live here for a bit…
read more »Greetings all and welcome to my blog attempt. I graduated on May 31st, spent one last night with most of my best friends from college, packed up on June 1st, and said goodbye to a four year experience that was truly unbelievable. The memories and people will never be forgotten. I currently find myself in…
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