Welcome to the real world she said to me......
it seems that math has taken over my life! but I suppose that it's a good thing so I can teach it really well in September. Last Monday was my first day of training for the NYC teaching fellows and I was really nervous--then I met another girl from SI right away and that made me feel a lot better! One day last week was pretty rough for me but for the most part, it's a lot better than expected...mostly because most of the other fellows are really great! and we're all in this together. It's really interesting because while some people like myself have JUST graduated from college, the range of ages goes from recent college grads to people around my parents age --but a common bond -- the fear of the unknown--brings us all together. This is my 2nd week of training--us math fellows are "special" and have 2 additional weeks of training--so next monday is the beginning of training for all other fellows besides us math people so i'm not sure what to expect from that! and I know that on monday morning i'm going to have the same nervous feeling as 2 mondays ago--BUT I do know that it's going to be alright.
I'm attending Brooklyn College for my masters which is a bit of a commute for me but that's ok--it gives me time to study for the math cst that i have to take on june 25th ahhhh AND I have Faye to travel with (the girl i met on the first day :) )... It's a little different for me because some people are from out of town but MOST people are from new york city so the people that are NOT from nyc are the ones that have the accent, everyone talks like me AND --i know the area really well and other people ask me about places to go and what subway goes where....so this is what it would have been like to stay home for college. with the program that they have set up for us teaching fellows it should take about 2 years for me to complete my masters. I thought it was interesting to find out that 25% of nyc teachers are teaching fellows and the number is even higher for math teachers --it's incredibile the amount of need that there is for nyc teachers......
anyway, i feel that I am sooooo incredibily busy which i'm used to --but it makes me a little sad in a way because I wish that I had more time to hang out. I've been able to hang out a little bit but i'm hoping that I can a little more once I get used to this summer schedule. I'm so excited to see Heather and Chrissy this weekend and see Wicked on Saturday night with Ryan! :)
I want to thank all of my friends and family that have been supportive and understanding of me.... i love you all.
I hope that everyone is having a wonderful summer! :)
I'm attending Brooklyn College for my masters which is a bit of a commute for me but that's ok--it gives me time to study for the math cst that i have to take on june 25th ahhhh AND I have Faye to travel with (the girl i met on the first day :) )... It's a little different for me because some people are from out of town but MOST people are from new york city so the people that are NOT from nyc are the ones that have the accent, everyone talks like me AND --i know the area really well and other people ask me about places to go and what subway goes where....so this is what it would have been like to stay home for college. with the program that they have set up for us teaching fellows it should take about 2 years for me to complete my masters. I thought it was interesting to find out that 25% of nyc teachers are teaching fellows and the number is even higher for math teachers --it's incredibile the amount of need that there is for nyc teachers......
anyway, i feel that I am sooooo incredibily busy which i'm used to --but it makes me a little sad in a way because I wish that I had more time to hang out. I've been able to hang out a little bit but i'm hoping that I can a little more once I get used to this summer schedule. I'm so excited to see Heather and Chrissy this weekend and see Wicked on Saturday night with Ryan! :)
I want to thank all of my friends and family that have been supportive and understanding of me.... i love you all.
I hope that everyone is having a wonderful summer! :)