NEW UPDATES
Well, I think for the time being, my LJ will be on "stand by." There really isn't much I want to put on here anymore, and with the AbS forums up and running strong, I really can say what I need to there; we talk about pretty much all the stuff I would want to mention in here.
Also, mainly all the people who read this are friends I see pretty frequently anyways, so I would rather just tell them anything of importance to face, it's just easier.
I suppose I will update when something monumental happens. Such as, I think I have finally gotten a new job (very much thanks goes to Ant and Christi's mom for putting a good word in for me). I got a phone call from a woman who works as a literacy coach at one of the elem. schools in New Haven saying they need a literacy tutor for at risk kids ASAP, so I said I would do it. She hasn't called back to give me the exact final details yet, but it is for 19.5 hours and pays phenomenally well (having a college degree will start to pay off literally). Plus, this is a job in the related field I am studying....elementary education, so it will be pertnent that I have some experience as well as the experience be in the school system I will eventually apply to. While I am new to education as a whole, the course I am taking are so informative. For example, this time last year I had no idea how to write a proper unit plan that meets the stringent CT requirements. Teaching (kids and teens) seems to almost require one to think differently (rather than constantly academically as one might for college students) and it requires A LOT of time and effort and to me it is all very much worth it. I think my friends who are further along in education than I am can agree with me somewhat, as well as agree on that one NEEDS some formal training in order to be a good teacher. True, one learns through doing, but there needs to be a strong educational foundation (e.g. the correct way to write lesson and unit plans, proper classroom management, and how to alter your teaching when you have kids with LD and other disorders in your class--PPT's IEP's it goes on). A friend who is also going into teaching and is a bit further along than I am, says, "you will have kids with special needs in your class and it will suck." Now, I know he isn't trying to say that these kids are a burden, but rather that teachers aren't really trained that well all the time to deal with kids who have special needs. After all, we only take one course in SED (spec. ed) and the majority of special ed. kids are mainstream it will just be difficult. Once you take this course you have a much better understanding and you know how to deal with the situation, but still one course prolly isn't enough. Well, that's about all for now. Time for class. Like I said, I will post when something important happens. Till then this thing is on standby.
Also, mainly all the people who read this are friends I see pretty frequently anyways, so I would rather just tell them anything of importance to face, it's just easier.
I suppose I will update when something monumental happens. Such as, I think I have finally gotten a new job (very much thanks goes to Ant and Christi's mom for putting a good word in for me). I got a phone call from a woman who works as a literacy coach at one of the elem. schools in New Haven saying they need a literacy tutor for at risk kids ASAP, so I said I would do it. She hasn't called back to give me the exact final details yet, but it is for 19.5 hours and pays phenomenally well (having a college degree will start to pay off literally). Plus, this is a job in the related field I am studying....elementary education, so it will be pertnent that I have some experience as well as the experience be in the school system I will eventually apply to. While I am new to education as a whole, the course I am taking are so informative. For example, this time last year I had no idea how to write a proper unit plan that meets the stringent CT requirements. Teaching (kids and teens) seems to almost require one to think differently (rather than constantly academically as one might for college students) and it requires A LOT of time and effort and to me it is all very much worth it. I think my friends who are further along in education than I am can agree with me somewhat, as well as agree on that one NEEDS some formal training in order to be a good teacher. True, one learns through doing, but there needs to be a strong educational foundation (e.g. the correct way to write lesson and unit plans, proper classroom management, and how to alter your teaching when you have kids with LD and other disorders in your class--PPT's IEP's it goes on). A friend who is also going into teaching and is a bit further along than I am, says, "you will have kids with special needs in your class and it will suck." Now, I know he isn't trying to say that these kids are a burden, but rather that teachers aren't really trained that well all the time to deal with kids who have special needs. After all, we only take one course in SED (spec. ed) and the majority of special ed. kids are mainstream it will just be difficult. Once you take this course you have a much better understanding and you know how to deal with the situation, but still one course prolly isn't enough. Well, that's about all for now. Time for class. Like I said, I will post when something important happens. Till then this thing is on standby.