So, it’s been a while since last I’ve posted – I’ve been a bit busy. It’s not that there haven’t been plenty of things I’ve wanted to blog about, but between student teaching, classes, and my required blogging for school, I just couldn’t work up the creative energy to write anything worth reading (not that I normally think my posts are terribly interesting, but still…). Since last I posted here I spent a full school year student teaching 9th grade English, and just recently received my real-life honest-to-God certification, yay! Though many have expressed concern for my mental health, I truly love working with those awkward, spastic, goofy freshmen. It may be that I’m a bit of a weird spaz myself, but I really connected with those kids in ways I never expected, and even the most challenging of days (and there were many) were peppered with moments of success, vindication and joy. Currently I’m taking some classes to finish out my Masters degree and hunting for a teaching job (few and far between at the moment). Though this last year has been the busiest and most challenging I’ve yet faced, it’s also been one of the most rewarding and has confirmed without a doubt that I’ve found my true calling in education.
a couple of my crazy kids posing as crazy Mr. C