Good morning world!
Scraps is a doodle bug! I swear he does whatever he wants whenever he wants. It’s been such an odd change to have a puppy again! I feel quite old chasing him around, and I don’t know if that’s because I’m genuinely old or because I have never had any stamina. But fifteen years ago it seemed to be much easier. He got me up half an hour early this morning, I have no idea why. I suppose mom was up and I should be too. He’s a very affectionate puppy though, so I’m content about that even if he’s deciding I should get up earlier.
I’ve been contemplating setting my alarm for an hour earlier anyways, now might be as good a time as any since Scraps is breaking the alarm cycle anyways. It’s set for 6 AM on weekdays now. That’ll give me extra time to work on homework and such.
I got a really cool Avengers backpack when this school year started. It broke! The zipper came off the track. So I switched it out for the old bag I was using. When my mentor Mrs. P saw it she was like “Oh you must be so sad! You loved that backpack!” And she offered to fix it. When she tried it broke the zipper entirely and so she replaced my bag! It surprised me! It just came in, so I need to claim that this morning. I am very blessed to have such awesome mentors. She said she had no problem replacing it because she’s thankful to have me helping out. Both of my mentors spoil me, they treat me like a team member, support me, and give me advice. If I had my subbing certs, both have told me they would be more than HAPPY to have me take over for the day. This has been especially true since Mrs. P has a cold. She said that if I had everything I needed, she’d have just called and asked me to take the class for the day so she could stay home and rest. I am honored by the thought, it means she trusts me and relies on me.
With her gentle prodding (before hand) and support, I decided to take the CBEST on the 18th. I need a bachelor’s and the CBEST to sub in the district. I’m already halfway there! If I do sub, then I can make some money too. This would allow me to buy cool things as well as pay for the other two exams I need to take for my full teaching credential. I might need another one for California, so there might be three more tests I need to take. On an upside, I can take the CBEST in town. Which means no four hour long car trips, no getting up at 2 AM and I’ll even be able to eat breakfast before I go. Getting up at 6 will also get me into that habit so that I’ll be better when the test comes around in two weeks.
Apparently when you change your alarm to earlier there is a marked decrease in your performance for the first two weeks. I’m cutting it really close with the CBEST if this is true. On the other hand, I do get an extra hour in the morning to read, eat, shower, and do homework. I’ll also be studying for the CBEST in the afternoon so that I can be prepared. My biggest challenge will be math, I think. But I want to make sure I know what I’m doing overall.
Back to my main thought, though, I’m not sure I really want to sub. The hardest part will be finding a balance I like. And I know a lot of teachers feel more stressed about having a sub than about going in sick or something. It would help with networking too, which would be a big plus. I’m still not certain that I want to do it. Although, if that’s the only reason I have to not do it, I probably ought to just give it a good solid try. I may find I like it! I do have some reservations about it, obviously. I think mostly because it’s new and I’m actually quite comfortable where I am. The benefit of subbing is that I’ll get paid.
The fairest has been chosen.
I’ve been contemplating setting my alarm for an hour earlier anyways, now might be as good a time as any since Scraps is breaking the alarm cycle anyways. It’s set for 6 AM on weekdays now. That’ll give me extra time to work on homework and such.
I got a really cool Avengers backpack when this school year started. It broke! The zipper came off the track. So I switched it out for the old bag I was using. When my mentor Mrs. P saw it she was like “Oh you must be so sad! You loved that backpack!” And she offered to fix it. When she tried it broke the zipper entirely and so she replaced my bag! It surprised me! It just came in, so I need to claim that this morning. I am very blessed to have such awesome mentors. She said she had no problem replacing it because she’s thankful to have me helping out. Both of my mentors spoil me, they treat me like a team member, support me, and give me advice. If I had my subbing certs, both have told me they would be more than HAPPY to have me take over for the day. This has been especially true since Mrs. P has a cold. She said that if I had everything I needed, she’d have just called and asked me to take the class for the day so she could stay home and rest. I am honored by the thought, it means she trusts me and relies on me.
With her gentle prodding (before hand) and support, I decided to take the CBEST on the 18th. I need a bachelor’s and the CBEST to sub in the district. I’m already halfway there! If I do sub, then I can make some money too. This would allow me to buy cool things as well as pay for the other two exams I need to take for my full teaching credential. I might need another one for California, so there might be three more tests I need to take. On an upside, I can take the CBEST in town. Which means no four hour long car trips, no getting up at 2 AM and I’ll even be able to eat breakfast before I go. Getting up at 6 will also get me into that habit so that I’ll be better when the test comes around in two weeks.
Apparently when you change your alarm to earlier there is a marked decrease in your performance for the first two weeks. I’m cutting it really close with the CBEST if this is true. On the other hand, I do get an extra hour in the morning to read, eat, shower, and do homework. I’ll also be studying for the CBEST in the afternoon so that I can be prepared. My biggest challenge will be math, I think. But I want to make sure I know what I’m doing overall.
Back to my main thought, though, I’m not sure I really want to sub. The hardest part will be finding a balance I like. And I know a lot of teachers feel more stressed about having a sub than about going in sick or something. It would help with networking too, which would be a big plus. I’m still not certain that I want to do it. Although, if that’s the only reason I have to not do it, I probably ought to just give it a good solid try. I may find I like it! I do have some reservations about it, obviously. I think mostly because it’s new and I’m actually quite comfortable where I am. The benefit of subbing is that I’ll get paid.
The fairest has been chosen.