D-Day
I know I haven't written in here in a while. I don't know what's been keeping me. I guess I wanted to recap the wedding some more, but wasn't quite sure what to say. So I think for today I will talk about what's going on now, instead of what went on then.
Tomorrow is another big day for me. It's the first day of my placement as a student teacher in a local high school. Ack! I haven't even stepped foot in a high school in about 3 years or more. I graduated only 5 years ago, but it feels like more considering who I was then and who I am now. But somehow I still feel like the shy, awkward dork that I didn't know I was then, but I know I was now. A lot of things to think about for tomorrow.
Tomorrow is the first time anyone will call me "Mrs." in earnest, not including my mother. I am really not used to it yet, especially since it's not leagally changed yet so I'm still using my maiden name for school and everything. That's one thing that's going to be weird about tomorrow.
The last time I was on placement in a school was about 5 years ago too, when I was in OAC. Then I knew I wasn't expected to be teaching the lessons, so there was a lot less pressure. I taught one lesson the whole semester I was there, and it wasn't very good! But at least I have had that experience so this isn't going to be all new. And I have lead things at Guides the last 3 years, but somehow that feels very far away from the high school experience. I am not yet old enough to really see high schoolers as kids. By the time I get there I'll probably be used to this! I hope so!
This time tomorrow I will either be relieved about how well it went, or completely crushed about how hard it is going to be. I am so afraid of it being the latter. I have been periodically panicking about it all weekend, which hasn't been very relaxing. It's so nerve wracking!
I guess I had better go relax, since I have to be there so early tomorrow and thus have to go to bed really early as well. Early mornings for me from now on. This is a lot to get used to!
Tomorrow is another big day for me. It's the first day of my placement as a student teacher in a local high school. Ack! I haven't even stepped foot in a high school in about 3 years or more. I graduated only 5 years ago, but it feels like more considering who I was then and who I am now. But somehow I still feel like the shy, awkward dork that I didn't know I was then, but I know I was now. A lot of things to think about for tomorrow.
Tomorrow is the first time anyone will call me "Mrs." in earnest, not including my mother. I am really not used to it yet, especially since it's not leagally changed yet so I'm still using my maiden name for school and everything. That's one thing that's going to be weird about tomorrow.
The last time I was on placement in a school was about 5 years ago too, when I was in OAC. Then I knew I wasn't expected to be teaching the lessons, so there was a lot less pressure. I taught one lesson the whole semester I was there, and it wasn't very good! But at least I have had that experience so this isn't going to be all new. And I have lead things at Guides the last 3 years, but somehow that feels very far away from the high school experience. I am not yet old enough to really see high schoolers as kids. By the time I get there I'll probably be used to this! I hope so!
This time tomorrow I will either be relieved about how well it went, or completely crushed about how hard it is going to be. I am so afraid of it being the latter. I have been periodically panicking about it all weekend, which hasn't been very relaxing. It's so nerve wracking!
I guess I had better go relax, since I have to be there so early tomorrow and thus have to go to bed really early as well. Early mornings for me from now on. This is a lot to get used to!