So I'm watching this Final Cut documentary about the editing process in movie making - and it's giving me some amazing perspective about teaching 'English', per se. I'm thinking about an entire semester - or at least a unit with the theme of manipulation. In movies manipulation is done frame by frame, scene by scene... in writing it's done word by ( Read more... )

It seems to be that, for me, teaching is the most natural thing in the world.

Where the Wild Things Are is coming to movie theaters everywhere soon.

Makes me want to gather up the 409 Thug Crew.

Man, I miss high school.

I really need to be sleeping ( Read more... )

 
Test Date:  07/11/2009

TARYN C STOCKFISCH
MESA, AZ 85213

Test:  092  Professional Knowledge:  Secondary

Status:  Passed

Test Date:  07/11/2009

TARYN C STOCKFISCH
MESA, AZ 85213

Test:  002  English

Status:  Passed

                                                                                                        .make this come true, help me get through.

I watched _Shining Through_ tonight...it was an absolutely enrapturing experience.

Now off to read a few pages and hopefully to fall asleep.

Mallory, I am forever indebted to you for my current "Wait, Wait ( Read more... )

oh, yesterday. you were not good to me.

I wish I could figure out what's going on with me lately.

My AEPA tests were....I'm not even sure how to describe them. The first one was the English test and it was nothing like the practice test...the questions were vague and there were three correct answers and one incorrect answer for every question. The ( Read more... )

I have an overwhelming amount to journal about. so overwhelming that I'm not even going to try and tackle it. not now anyway.

.No matter how hard I have tried to extract you from my life,
you still invade my thoughts, my dreams, and my emotions.

.sometimes I feel like I interfered with the way things were supposed to be.

.and that's not the best feeling to have.

I don't post anymore; sad. (more for me than for you, but, still.)

Quick recap:
-new running shoes
-turned 24
-student taught
-fell in love with my kids
-fell into one of the most amazing friendships of my life with my cooperating teacher
-graduated

To come:
-graduation trip to Vegas and Cali with Mallory
-runrunrun
-summer hang out with the kids
-more work ( Read more... )