Reading, Writing, Teaching

lady-fett: THIS IS SO CUTE I’M GONNA THROW UP

Mon, 11 Mar 2013 12:30:31 -0500

THIS IS SO CUTE I’M GONNA THROW UP

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Sun, 10 Mar 2013 13:30:41 -0500

I haven't posted here in a while.

Sat, 09 Mar 2013 18:17:03 -0600

Mostly, this is due to the fact that I have this blog and a (more) personal one to maintain, and it’s really difficult to look through two dashboards every afternoon. Plus, it turns out that student teaching is exhausting and time-consuming. Who knew?

I’m nine weeks into my placement. Still enjoying it. Still want to teach. I think that’s a win. I have a lot of challenging days and challenging moments, but I’m learning a lot about classroom management (which was and still is, admittedly, one of my weak points) and how to work with lower-level learners and students with special needs. I really am grateful that I have a more challenging placement. A dude in my program teaches honors and AP classes all day to self-motivated, self-disciplined students, and he never has behavioral issues. I get snark or attitude at least twice a day, not to mention the more serious behavioral problems. I’m learning when to fight back and when to let things roll off my back.

Even my favorite group of seniors has been challenging recently. I think it’s got to do with the fact that spring break is two weeks away and graduation is a little over two months away. Each day that I feel good at the end of the day and can think back to a few good moments is a day that I consider a victory.

I’m teaching a mini-unit on satire and parody to my seniors right now, and after spring break, I’m coming in full force and teaching my state-required ten consecutive days. Seniors will be starting Frankenstein, juniors will be starting Night, and Sophomores will be starting Huck Finn. It’s a lot for me to do, but I’m taking it in stride. Once this mini-unit ends on Friday, I’m devoting a lot of free time to creating plans for these novel units.

My college had its Education Interview Day this past week, and I think it went pretty well. I don’t have a job yet, but I have a couple of leads, and I’m pretty pumped about them. I really hope something works out.

Sorry for the wall of text. Just wanted to give an update to anyone who cares and get some of these thoughts off my chest.

christinamused: Would wear.

Tue, 26 Feb 2013 12:30:43 -0600

christinamused:

Would wear.

Do not tell Sisyphus that tomorrow is another day.

Mon, 25 Feb 2013 12:30:21 -0600

jekoh:

It probably doesn’t sound all that great.

"For there is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so."

Sun, 24 Feb 2013 12:30:27 -0600

“For there is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so.”

- Hamlet: Act 2, scene 2 (via selfloves)

mrskaaay: classroomchaos: hisnamewasbeanni: misshasclass: awe...

Sun, 24 Feb 2013 10:57:39 -0600

mrskaaay:

classroomchaos:

hisnamewasbeanni:

misshasclass:

awesomephilia:

Quiz Shaming (via)

I’d get in so much trouble. But I do kinda love this. And by kinda I mean, I love it a lot.

Oh my god yes. SO fired. But SO awesome.

I want to take THIS chance! I like the disclaimer, but I especially like how the students identified their errors.

Am I the only one who has a problem with the “wrong type of Asian” sign?

You’re not. Otherwise it’s a cute idea, but we can stop with the racial stereotyping.

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Wed, 13 Feb 2013 12:31:46 -0600

yourfellowclassmate: laughingsquid: Paperman, An Oscar...

Tue, 12 Feb 2013 12:30:30 -0600

yourfellowclassmate:

laughingsquid:

Paperman, An Oscar Nominated Walt Disney Animation Studios Short

Disney, once again doing their magic and making me believe in love.

erraticintrovert:

Mon, 11 Feb 2013 12:30:20 -0600

erraticintrovert:

"Anastrophe" a Lit Term Is. Learn It You Should.

Sun, 10 Feb 2013 12:30:28 -0600

theyuniversity:

GIF source: Jane Doe

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Sat, 09 Feb 2013 12:30:41 -0600

gaksdesigns: A good book by Emmy Cicierega

Fri, 08 Feb 2013 12:30:24 -0600

gaksdesigns:

A good book by Emmy Cicierega

My principal wrote my school’s songs, and they are one of my favorite things about this...

Thu, 07 Feb 2013 12:30:44 -0600

My principal wrote my school’s songs, and they are one of my favorite things about this school. All the kids sing them at morning assembly, and there are little hand movements that go along with them. It’s the best.

A student challenged me on the Oxford comma the other day.

Wed, 06 Feb 2013 12:30:36 -0600

hithertokt:

The most famous of which is: “Never get into a grammar war with an English teacher.”

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Tue, 05 Feb 2013 12:30:44 -0600

from-student-to-teacher: Absent Bin…an easy way to make...

Mon, 04 Feb 2013 12:30:25 -0600

from-student-to-teacher:

Absent Bin…an easy way to make students responsible for getting make-up work (I already do this!!!)

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Sun, 03 Feb 2013 12:30:49 -0600

A lot of times with student teaching going on and graduation coming up and everything changing soon,...

Sat, 02 Feb 2013 22:28:23 -0600

A lot of times with student teaching going on and graduation coming up and everything changing soon, I convince myself that I don’t have time for a relationship.

But it’s nights like tonight when I realize that I do have time and I actually kind of crave it most of the time.

kristineetumbles: All I have to say about this...

Tue, 29 Jan 2013 11:01:26 -0600

kristineetumbles:

All I have to say about this weekend/today/this semester/this year.