Mixed Feelings on Going Back to School
I picked up some of my textbooks yesterday. I probably would have had them all, and possibly spent less if I bothered to look up what books I would need before last weekend when the professor sent us her "hello, nice to meet you, get this and that, see you next week!" e-mail. I'm still waiting on two books to come in. I hope they come in soon - I have assignments to do in them!
I woke up with a sore throat and have felt tired/exhausted all day. I hope I feel better tomorrow - that's when classes start for me.
I feel...unsure of myself. I read the syllabus for the later class (7:20-10:00PM) and I'm rather intimidated. I have two major projects AND a report I have to do based on field experience where I either observe a foreign language teacher or conduct an experiment on my own class if I am a teacher. Well, I'm a substitute teacher...so which do I do? I'll have to ask the professor.
The way it was all worded though made it seem like that everyone should KNOW what being a teacher in the Virginia Public School System is like and how to be a teacher at that. That's what I am taking these classes for! I don't want to fail...but I don't exactly have confidence in myself. What happens if I don't make the grade? Can I retake the class? Or will I get branded with "too stupid to teach others EVER" or something on some...record somewhere.
If that were to happen, I wouldn't know what to do with myself or my life. It's not like I have a backup career plan.
For now I guess I should work on getting over whatever illness has attacked me. *sigh*
I woke up with a sore throat and have felt tired/exhausted all day. I hope I feel better tomorrow - that's when classes start for me.
I feel...unsure of myself. I read the syllabus for the later class (7:20-10:00PM) and I'm rather intimidated. I have two major projects AND a report I have to do based on field experience where I either observe a foreign language teacher or conduct an experiment on my own class if I am a teacher. Well, I'm a substitute teacher...so which do I do? I'll have to ask the professor.
The way it was all worded though made it seem like that everyone should KNOW what being a teacher in the Virginia Public School System is like and how to be a teacher at that. That's what I am taking these classes for! I don't want to fail...but I don't exactly have confidence in myself. What happens if I don't make the grade? Can I retake the class? Or will I get branded with "too stupid to teach others EVER" or something on some...record somewhere.
If that were to happen, I wouldn't know what to do with myself or my life. It's not like I have a backup career plan.
For now I guess I should work on getting over whatever illness has attacked me. *sigh*