[Thursday] long time no update
I got my 3 1/2 year bonus on today's check. Yay. I'm super rich. My whole check total was for like $475. I saved $250 of it for backup money while I'm student teaching. I want to use some of it to buy a new flat iron and start Christmas present shopping. I also made an appointment to get my hair cut and hilighted, so I'm doing that next Wednesday. After I made that appointment, I realized that I made it at the same exact time my dentist appointment was. So I called the dentist to see if they'd reschedule, and they could either get me in during December or today. I went ahead and went today. It actually kind of worked out, because I get nervous before going, and I didn't have any time to think about it. My teeth kind of hurt for awhile afterwards though. Oh, and I had no cavities! Go me. I love how clean and slippery your teeth feel after you get them cleaned. Except I felt bad eating dinner then, because I just had them cleaned and all.
The people at the library at my school are mean. The library is retarded and they apparently don't think working at the library means you have to actually help people. Good thing there was one nice lady who helped me find the books I put on hold, the ones they refused to get off of the shelves for me. I went to the library by my house, too, so now I have 5 books on Darfur, Sudan, for my final paper in World Geography. I think that will be more than enough, since we only need 2 book sources. I need to start that this weekend.
There are some girls in my Reading class who really annoy me. Pretty much the whole entire back of the class talks nonstop during the entire class every week and make it almost impossible to hear our professor. People are always yelling "SHHH" at them and even I turn around and give them "the look." I think it's really inconsiderate, especially because we're all going to be teachers someday, and I don't think they'd like it if their students talked while they were talking and never shut up.
Today after class two different girls came up to me at separate times and were asking if I'm as confused as they are, and how they don't know what we're supposed to be doing, and how the professor sucks. Um, maybe if you weren't talking the entire time she was giving directions, you'd know what to do? I told them both that I already got all of my testing done with my student for the case study. They were like,"How did you know what to do?" and I'm like,"I wrote down everything she said." I'm sorry that they waited until one month before the huge assignment is due and that they talk instead of listen or ask questions during class, but I listen, as does much of the rest of the class, that's why most of us know what's going on. There's some girl in another class I have who was complaining about the professor as well, saying they go and complain about her to the dean, which I think is absolutely ridiculous. She's not too demanding, she explains what she wants and you go do it, so I have no idea why everyone feels so lost. She's barely strict, we never have class, and we have like no assignments except for this Case Study. So whatever. But speaking of my Case Study, I also need to start typing that up this weekend. And I have an idea for the bulletin board we have to do, it has to promote reading, so I think I'll do something like,"Have you ever wanted to go swimming with the dolphins? Take a spaceship to outer space? Go back in time? You can go anywhere when you read a book." And make it look all pretty. That's a very tentative idea, just thought of it during class tonight.
I also found out that the district I'm student teaching in didn't look at their applications until recently, which is why I didn't get my call until last week. So that made me feel a little better. I was worried, thinking maybe I didn't get placed until now because nobody liked my application. But I got my first choice school district, and I turned in my application early, so I think that helped. I've heard of a few girls getting their 3rd choice district, and they got placed before me, but they also waited until the due date to turn in their student teaching application. Silly girls, it pays to think ahead!
I'm beginning to wonder if I'm the only one who plans ahead. I mean, I've had a plan my entire time in college, and I have a plan when I graduate. I plan on living at home and getting my bills paid off, then I'll get an apartment and probably a new car. I'll start on my MA maybe the summer after my first year as a teacher or the next year, because I want to be completely focused on teaching my first year of being a teacher, since from what I hear, the first year is the most stressful and hardest. After you've taught one year, at least you can look back at the lessons you did and just improve them, but your first year you'll have to do it all from scratch.
I've been feeling unreasonably tired lately, and it sucks. I got 10 hours of sleep last night, why am I tired?! And my neck is killing me, which sucks, because the chiropractor said he fixed it...grr...anyway, I think I'll go watch some shows I taped, because I'm bored and tired, and I don't feel like doing homework. I need to get to school early tomorrow to see if I can get my enrollment form signed. Then, after class, I'm going to Walmart. <3
The people at the library at my school are mean. The library is retarded and they apparently don't think working at the library means you have to actually help people. Good thing there was one nice lady who helped me find the books I put on hold, the ones they refused to get off of the shelves for me. I went to the library by my house, too, so now I have 5 books on Darfur, Sudan, for my final paper in World Geography. I think that will be more than enough, since we only need 2 book sources. I need to start that this weekend.
There are some girls in my Reading class who really annoy me. Pretty much the whole entire back of the class talks nonstop during the entire class every week and make it almost impossible to hear our professor. People are always yelling "SHHH" at them and even I turn around and give them "the look." I think it's really inconsiderate, especially because we're all going to be teachers someday, and I don't think they'd like it if their students talked while they were talking and never shut up.
Today after class two different girls came up to me at separate times and were asking if I'm as confused as they are, and how they don't know what we're supposed to be doing, and how the professor sucks. Um, maybe if you weren't talking the entire time she was giving directions, you'd know what to do? I told them both that I already got all of my testing done with my student for the case study. They were like,"How did you know what to do?" and I'm like,"I wrote down everything she said." I'm sorry that they waited until one month before the huge assignment is due and that they talk instead of listen or ask questions during class, but I listen, as does much of the rest of the class, that's why most of us know what's going on. There's some girl in another class I have who was complaining about the professor as well, saying they go and complain about her to the dean, which I think is absolutely ridiculous. She's not too demanding, she explains what she wants and you go do it, so I have no idea why everyone feels so lost. She's barely strict, we never have class, and we have like no assignments except for this Case Study. So whatever. But speaking of my Case Study, I also need to start typing that up this weekend. And I have an idea for the bulletin board we have to do, it has to promote reading, so I think I'll do something like,"Have you ever wanted to go swimming with the dolphins? Take a spaceship to outer space? Go back in time? You can go anywhere when you read a book." And make it look all pretty. That's a very tentative idea, just thought of it during class tonight.
I also found out that the district I'm student teaching in didn't look at their applications until recently, which is why I didn't get my call until last week. So that made me feel a little better. I was worried, thinking maybe I didn't get placed until now because nobody liked my application. But I got my first choice school district, and I turned in my application early, so I think that helped. I've heard of a few girls getting their 3rd choice district, and they got placed before me, but they also waited until the due date to turn in their student teaching application. Silly girls, it pays to think ahead!
I'm beginning to wonder if I'm the only one who plans ahead. I mean, I've had a plan my entire time in college, and I have a plan when I graduate. I plan on living at home and getting my bills paid off, then I'll get an apartment and probably a new car. I'll start on my MA maybe the summer after my first year as a teacher or the next year, because I want to be completely focused on teaching my first year of being a teacher, since from what I hear, the first year is the most stressful and hardest. After you've taught one year, at least you can look back at the lessons you did and just improve them, but your first year you'll have to do it all from scratch.
I've been feeling unreasonably tired lately, and it sucks. I got 10 hours of sleep last night, why am I tired?! And my neck is killing me, which sucks, because the chiropractor said he fixed it...grr...anyway, I think I'll go watch some shows I taped, because I'm bored and tired, and I don't feel like doing homework. I need to get to school early tomorrow to see if I can get my enrollment form signed. Then, after class, I'm going to Walmart. <3