Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow
My favorite livejournal friend, terpsichord, made a wish for 2007 that I update my journal more. I think I am going to try and make his wish come true. It makes it easier knowing I have a shiny new laptop that I acquired for Christmas!
So at the moment I am watching a movie called "Teachers". It stars Nick Nolte, and features performances from the great Ralph Macchio, Laura Dern, and randomly, Crispin Glover (that's right Sean!) It was my parents ritual to watch this 80's lost gem every night before their first day of teaching a new year. So they mailed a copy to me. And I am watching it. On the eve of my first day of student teaching.
I'm nervous, I'm excited. I'm scared. Really. I know it is all going to be ok, but I can't shake the voice in my head. It says: This is it. This is really it.
When I normally tell people I am studying to be a teacher, the look at me really sad and pat my hand and say "that's great. that's really brave" I normally look at those people like their crazy. But now I might be starting to understand what they mean. I do feel brave.
Ok, confession time. In this movie there was just a line that said "Half of these kids won't even go back to class after the fire alarm" and Nick Nolte said "But half of them will. And I think they're worth it" yeah...that just got me all vaklempt.
I have a lot more to say. A lot of changes have been made, and I have lots of choices to make. But I'll save them for later. For now, this future teacher of america needs some sleep.
So at the moment I am watching a movie called "Teachers". It stars Nick Nolte, and features performances from the great Ralph Macchio, Laura Dern, and randomly, Crispin Glover (that's right Sean!) It was my parents ritual to watch this 80's lost gem every night before their first day of teaching a new year. So they mailed a copy to me. And I am watching it. On the eve of my first day of student teaching.
I'm nervous, I'm excited. I'm scared. Really. I know it is all going to be ok, but I can't shake the voice in my head. It says: This is it. This is really it.
When I normally tell people I am studying to be a teacher, the look at me really sad and pat my hand and say "that's great. that's really brave" I normally look at those people like their crazy. But now I might be starting to understand what they mean. I do feel brave.
Ok, confession time. In this movie there was just a line that said "Half of these kids won't even go back to class after the fire alarm" and Nick Nolte said "But half of them will. And I think they're worth it" yeah...that just got me all vaklempt.
I have a lot more to say. A lot of changes have been made, and I have lots of choices to make. But I'll save them for later. For now, this future teacher of america needs some sleep.