My first student teaching block ended on Wednesday. I will miss the students and the school very much but it’s time to move on to a new experience. Moving up to high school and more advanced Chemistry will be fun. However, when I tell people where I will be teaching, they look horrified and then proceed to share whatever recent story they have heard or read about my next school. I think it will be fine because kids are kids but it’s hard to ignore all the bad news especially when people won’t stop talking about it.
My life has been a whirlwind since last May when I started studying to become a teacher. There were two weeks off in late August and that was the last real break. Yes, I had thirteen days off at Christmas but given that it was a major holiday AND I have kids AND I went out of town to visit grandparents AND I had to plan a Physics unit for January – it doesn’t count. Right now, I have another thirteen days off from teaching. I plan to catch my breath, cook enough to stock my freezer for the next whirlwind, exercise a lot, and catch up with friends. Oh yeah, university classes start again on Monday so I guess it really isn’t a full break.
The picture is from a Chinese New Year celebration at a local restaurant on Friday. Gung Hay Fat Choy!
Hey Kathryn
may those stories stop being told to you. For now I need to look at the full picture of my day of teaching, not just what is making me sad
Thanks Wayne! It really is a matter of perspective. I am very excited and pleased with my next placement. I just wish people would stop trying to bring me down.
with the billions of folk in the universe, it may be best to avoid the more negative ones as much as possible.