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I’m delinquent yet again in my blog posting. Since last post, I got a placement– Kindergarten at Mullanphy ILC Elementary. Yeah. Kindergarten. The school’s pretty cool; it’s a science magnet school. I’ve got a class of 16 kids, which is the smallest of the 3 Kindergarten classes at my school. That being said, it’s still a super big challenge. I’ve never been one to understand how kids work or anything like that, so interacting with them and understanding what they need/are capable of understanding is difficult.
There are other challenges, too. Like the daily tantrums one of my kids has. And bathroom breaks. Bathroom breaks are the bane of my existance. The boys bathroom is on one side of the school and the girls bathroom is on the other. My kids are still learning how to walk quietly in the hall, so walking to each bathroom takes between 20 and 25…
I’ve been a resident of St Louis (though not officially) for a little over a week now. I can already tell, both personally and professionally, it’s going to be an adventure. On the personal side, I’m all moved in, thank goodness. I know some people who are still looking for housing and roommates and that…
read more »There are 2 parts to this story that don’t immediately connect with one another so I’ll break it down for you. 1- Here at Teach For America, we’ve got the lovely TAL Rubric that, for those non-TFAers out there, gives us a list of 6 major qualities of excellent teachers. Each of those lists between…
read more »… but I promise to do better starting July 27th! Cross my heart! To update everyone on Institute: This is actually my last week here, so it’s *relatively* calm. I gave a test today and reviewed for the 2 standardized state tests they take Tuesday and Wednesday. I’ve got “lessons” planned for Thursday and Friday,…
read more »It’s great to have time to breathe again– last night I was in bed by 10:30, tonight I was able to go out with some guys from my CMA group to see a movie, and tomorrow is easy as pie– give 2 tests, show up to some sessions, and perhaps a Braves game! AAHHHHHH….. I’m…
read more »It seems like I’ve got a lot of filling in to do here since I’ve been delinquent for 2 whole weeks!! Sorry if anyone’s been checking this for updates regularly! 2 weeks ago (the first week of June) was Induction in St Louis. I met a lot of very cool people– there are 104 of…
read more »Here it is… the moment we’ve all been waiting for…. my first blog post. woo.hoo I’ve made it to St Louis safe and sound, but (of course, since it’s me) not without a few hang-ups. For starters, they were going to let me carry-on the small bag that I was planning on checking, which means…
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