Not the best start to the semester...
I haven't done much public posting the past few days. I've had a pretty rough week and am not feeling well. Sadly, my husband and the little guy will be going back home tomorrow, and I will be here with the older one, trying to figure out how I'm going to make it through four and a half hours of courses on Tuesday. When you feel like you've been hit by a Mack truck, the thought is extremely daunting. The whole time, I'll probably be wondering how the younger one is managing at his first day of "school".
Part of me is kicking myself about my "elective" class, which is the class on teaching. (Incidentally, this comprises 2/3 of my class time on Tuesday.) I keep feeling like I should have taken something more rigorous (like stats or computer modeling). On the other hand, I keep feeling like I really need to focus on prepping for my written exam, so that it was the right choice. And sometimes it's really a good idea to sit down and get some practical advice that has been field-tested so that, someday, I may be able to do a good job of being a teacher.
I second-guess everything I do, it seems.
First order of business is, however, to read a paper from one of my EE journals. I've been sitting on it all during break. However, when you spend your days crocheting, painting suncatchers, ironing Perler beads, playing with wooden trains, drawing, cutting, and folding...well, where do you find the time? (Oh yeah, and let's not forget the cleaning, dishes, laundry, shopping for school supplies and carting children around.)
I'm really glad I got to spend a lot of time with the younger son during break. It's not going to be easy going back to seeing him only on the weekends. But it's only temporary.
Part of me is kicking myself about my "elective" class, which is the class on teaching. (Incidentally, this comprises 2/3 of my class time on Tuesday.) I keep feeling like I should have taken something more rigorous (like stats or computer modeling). On the other hand, I keep feeling like I really need to focus on prepping for my written exam, so that it was the right choice. And sometimes it's really a good idea to sit down and get some practical advice that has been field-tested so that, someday, I may be able to do a good job of being a teacher.
I second-guess everything I do, it seems.
First order of business is, however, to read a paper from one of my EE journals. I've been sitting on it all during break. However, when you spend your days crocheting, painting suncatchers, ironing Perler beads, playing with wooden trains, drawing, cutting, and folding...well, where do you find the time? (Oh yeah, and let's not forget the cleaning, dishes, laundry, shopping for school supplies and carting children around.)
I'm really glad I got to spend a lot of time with the younger son during break. It's not going to be easy going back to seeing him only on the weekends. But it's only temporary.