it's beginning to look a lot like...fall
i can't believe it's already the middle of october. one student teaching placement down, one to go. as much as i was worried about how i would handle high school choir, i had a lot of fun working with russ and the mahs kids. the one theater class was my headache for the time i was there but all the other classes really made me feel like i knew what i was doing and that i made a difference, however small, with each of them. russ gave a really nice going-away speech for me for each of the classes and some of the kids brought food for me. i had a couple of the girls buy cake and one girl baked cookies. at the end of choir, the special needs kid who's singing with the choir this year came up to me and gave me a big hug and thanked me. it was so sweet and touching. that's why i want to be a teacher - for the kids that i'll get to work with. even if the pay isn't as good as some other jobs or if the world still doesn't value teachers as much as they should, the kids who appreciate what we do makes it worth it.
i was sad to leave milton but i'm really looking forward to my next placement since it is more of what i want to teach eventually. it'll be a big change going from high school to elementary but i love the little ones so i'm excited. =) and my second co-op is amazing too so i'm excited to work with her. i'm not looking forward to the drive but at least phil and i can try to carpool, schedule permitting.
this weekend is very strange since it's the first year i haven't gone home for fall break. i miss being home but it's nice to have a weekend to myself to just relax and get myself organized for the next 7 weeks. it's just strange to be the only one in the townhouse and one of the few people on campus. everything is so quiet and all the buildings are shut down. it's kind of annoying to have to eat out all weekend since my money is quickly depleting from all the gas i've been burning commuting to school every day. at least i can do what i want and need to do without worrying about anyone else. and cate will be back tomorrow so then i'll have company again. =)
i was sad to leave milton but i'm really looking forward to my next placement since it is more of what i want to teach eventually. it'll be a big change going from high school to elementary but i love the little ones so i'm excited. =) and my second co-op is amazing too so i'm excited to work with her. i'm not looking forward to the drive but at least phil and i can try to carpool, schedule permitting.
this weekend is very strange since it's the first year i haven't gone home for fall break. i miss being home but it's nice to have a weekend to myself to just relax and get myself organized for the next 7 weeks. it's just strange to be the only one in the townhouse and one of the few people on campus. everything is so quiet and all the buildings are shut down. it's kind of annoying to have to eat out all weekend since my money is quickly depleting from all the gas i've been burning commuting to school every day. at least i can do what i want and need to do without worrying about anyone else. and cate will be back tomorrow so then i'll have company again. =)