coke and issues
Just in case anyone wanted to know, I've decided that Publix-brand Coke tastes the same as regular Coke. So for those occasional times when I feel like having some, I can drink "cola" without having to support all the terrible stuff that the Coca-Cola Corp. does. See Killer Coke for admittedly biased but eye-opening info...if you really want to hear Coke's side you can go to Coke Facts.
Anyway, the other topic tonight, as you can see from the subject header, is issues. Namely, that I have them. More specifically, I wish that I weren't such a thin-skinned person. I wish that I didn't get upset so easily over dumb stuff that really shouldn't bother me. It makes it hard for me to express myself and I know that it makes it hard for other people to deal with me, too. I know I'll never be one of those "like water off a duck's back" people where nothing fazes them, but I am almost 22 now, and I should be able to deal with stuff like an adult. Or else I am going to have problems with life and at work. I mean, if I am seriously considering teaching a roomful of insane middle schoolers, I should feel confident that I can do so without having some sort of nervous breakdown. Frustrating only begins to describe it.
Speaking of insane middle schoolers, I had my phone interview with Teach for America today, which I think went well. I may have spun the facts a little about my work with The Triton, but like Amber said, if these teaching jobs are so bad that nobody wants them so they have to recruit college grads for this program, why do they make it so selective? I don't really see it that way, but it is a clever ploy- by making it selective through applications and interviews and a 17% acceptance rate, people will end up competing for spots. That's just how people are- we want to compete and we want to win, dammit! :D
Also, that is probably why it is Teach for America and not Teach for Finland. We are a competitive nation. And Finland has better schools already, too. Lucky Finns.
Anyway, the other topic tonight, as you can see from the subject header, is issues. Namely, that I have them. More specifically, I wish that I weren't such a thin-skinned person. I wish that I didn't get upset so easily over dumb stuff that really shouldn't bother me. It makes it hard for me to express myself and I know that it makes it hard for other people to deal with me, too. I know I'll never be one of those "like water off a duck's back" people where nothing fazes them, but I am almost 22 now, and I should be able to deal with stuff like an adult. Or else I am going to have problems with life and at work. I mean, if I am seriously considering teaching a roomful of insane middle schoolers, I should feel confident that I can do so without having some sort of nervous breakdown. Frustrating only begins to describe it.
Speaking of insane middle schoolers, I had my phone interview with Teach for America today, which I think went well. I may have spun the facts a little about my work with The Triton, but like Amber said, if these teaching jobs are so bad that nobody wants them so they have to recruit college grads for this program, why do they make it so selective? I don't really see it that way, but it is a clever ploy- by making it selective through applications and interviews and a 17% acceptance rate, people will end up competing for spots. That's just how people are- we want to compete and we want to win, dammit! :D
Also, that is probably why it is Teach for America and not Teach for Finland. We are a competitive nation. And Finland has better schools already, too. Lucky Finns.