Spring Break

Well now that Spring break is over, I have successfully managed to do nothing.
Super.
No grading. No entering of the grades. No working on my portfolio. Dangit all.
Which just stresses me out a little bit. Considering there is not a lot of "free time" until my entire student teaching section is over.
So now I am stressing some.
Doesn't help that my car's camshaft broke and now I have to drive my gas eating explorer. Yay! Not. Also, quitting my job.... Makes it so all these bills enjoy their pile-up.
It should get better right?

Quit

I can see why so many people drop out of the secondary education program in the second semester. It doesn't help matters when you have a class of hellions who talk constantly. Twenty-nine is a lot of 8th graders talking.
To make matters worse, I had one "complain" about my teaching to their parent. Result? I get reprimanded in a sense. Talk about bad morning. All because a parent is an influential person on the base. Super frustrating, I just don't know that I am made to teach 8th graders. Maybe it is the fact my class is always at the same time, directly after lunch. It never rotates, as the other classes do.

Heading North

Well, I got my placement for Rural Practicum.
Wainwright, Alaska.
I'm not sure how to feel about that.
I have to go with a girl from class who doesn't really talk a lot and I like her mentor more than her.
Maybe I will e-mail him first for information.
Thank goodness it is the week after Spring Break though, give me some time off!
I was concerned for awhile there.
Well here is an image for you of where it is.

Finished Both sets.

I finally finished both sets of lessons plans. Unfortunately it was today that I finished this weeks lesson plans for the U.S. History section of my student teaching. It was stressful to say the least. But I felt the weight lift as I type the last few letters. Then the new stress came down. Class tonight. Oh wait! You need a text book, and there is an assignment. JESUS! I have enough with all of my kids. I do not need your crap too. Just saying.

Planned a week..

Alright. I planned a week.
Of history.
Geeeeeze.
First, I had to type all of the standards out of the handbook, so I could have them listed in my lesson plans.
Ugh.
Then, I had to go through my binder of activities to pick out things to do for the week.
I hate that I only get 55 minute classes, except on Wednesday's where I get 40. Because they do not believe in block scheduling.
But that's a different story.
So I will make my copies in the morning.
My only real saving grace is that I can "wing" my English classes. We are reading "Into Thin Air" and I can maneuver in that class very easily. And the lesson plans easily come together.
I am just nervous about the History lesson plans....

A little freaked out

I am freaking out a little bit right now.
I am supposed to have my lesson plans DONE for BOTH of the subjects I teach which is FIVE classes right now.
Well, I don't.
I just got an e-mail from one of my mentor teachers informing me that I need to have them sent to her as well as the assistant principal's secretary on Sunday's...
They still are not done...
I still do not know that I will not have them done....
And I didn't do them last night....
I feel like I am failing.
I do not like this feeling. I also do not like the input I was given. I feel like I do not know anything about the middle school side of teaching. Because I do not get the same feedback on the High School side.

UGH.

Meant to be

I love that as I walk into my eighth grade history class I am bombarded by questions of when I am going to be teaching their class.
They seemed let down that I am taking over Tuesday instead of today.
One more week and we will begin the Civil War and Reconstruction.
And I can hardly wait.