Right now,
I’m in the middle of FINALLY finishing my EdTPA (YES!) and beginning to teach
full-time. Yes, full-time means everything in the elementary grades. Every
single little thing you can think of. Remembering the attendance, the lunch
count, switching the jobs in my classroom, giving the students homework to take
home every night, classroom management checklists, copies, copies, AND MORE
COPIES!
To be honest it’s been an exhausting experience and I’m only in my
first week. However, if I wasn't exhausted right now, I would think something was
wrong. I know that good teachers put in extra time for their students. I should
be exhausted! It’s my first time completely taking over everything. But even
though I’m exhausted, I feel extremely humbled. I’m humbled because as I took
over everything, my students act as if this is normal. They come to me for
everything now and they trust that I will be there to help them learn. I’ve
realized this past week that the reason I go to school every day is because my
students need me. They need me to help them learn and to succeed in life. Now,
that’s a pretty big responsibility if you ask me! Needless to say, I am so
extremely busy right now, but it’s so rewarding at the same time!
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| Hubbard Street Dance Chicago performs Jiří Kylián in its 2014 Spring Series |
This past
week Chicago Semester hosted this art activity where students got to go and watch
a ballet. I was so bummed, but I was so busy with student teaching that I
wasn’t able to attend! However, I’m still so thankful that Chicago Semester
offers us these activities to go to that help us get a different taste of
Chicago every week.
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