It has been For-Ev-ur!

Where have the past five months gone?  It seems like I just updated this thing yesterday.  Maybe it's because there has been so much going on.  Student teaching came and went.  I did my student teaching in 8th grade with Michael Finch,  I taught pre-algebra and algebra one.  The experience was irreplaceable. I've never had more fun or struggled so much.  It was that learning experience that you are grateful for after you have gone through it.    It's all bittersweet now because all of my students are promoting to high school.  They were awesome and definitely a class I will never forget. 

Another exciting event was my graduation from NAU!  I now have my bachelors degree in elementary education.  It only took three years, three schedule changes, three semesters of night school, forty practicum hours, six online classes, four aepa tests, and sixteen weeks student teaching to get it.  I have enjoyed most of it.  My cohort and teachers were fantastic!  I must admit that I didn't always enjoy the classes that lasted until 10:30 pm, or the days that I was at work from 7am to 4:30 pm, then had to rush home and print a paper to turn in at 5 pm and stay in class until 10:30 pm.  I really didn't enjoy the summer I took 3 classes and had to write 24 essays a week. 
I did however enjoy working with students in my practicum and student teaching classes.  I did enjoy meeting 20+ amazing educators, and having the opportunity to learn and grow from their experiences.  It has been an uphill battle but definitely one that I am grateful for. 

 

To complete my school based post, I am thrilled to announce that I have a job in Pima for the 2011-2012 school year.  I'll be teaching sixth grade writing and science.  It's not exactly what I wanted but it will be a learning experience and I'm excited to have my own classroom and this learning experience.