Sep 17, 2004 21:08
I feel like such a failure. The past couple days, I've just kind of been questioning what the heck I'm doing here. Whenever I talk to other teachers, I feel like such a failure in comparison. Especially tonight, I went out to dinner with some other TFAers I hadn't seen for a while, and they were talking about all these great activities they've been doing in their classes. I can't think of anything exciting or creative like that to do. I have no idea what to do with my kids. They don't get what I'm trying to teach them, and I do NOT know how to make them understand! I don't have the patience or the skills or the experience for this. What on earth am I doing trying to teach?
On the upside, it is the weekend. I am going to McAllen tomorrow and I am going to go to Barnes and Noble, buy myself a big ol' iced chai, and curl up in a comfy armchair and read until they kick me out. I am going to spoil myself. I am going to do these things. Because I have earned it!
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