2. I like to be planned out at least 3 weeks in all my classes
3. Total lack of an understanding of 'forming lines' or 'waiting your turn' still makes me annoyed
4. I also do not like having meetings that always run 6 minutes late when I only have 15 minutes inbetween to get somehere.
5. Even though #4 bugs me, I still hold my students for 30 seconds sometimes when they only have 3 minutes to get from one class to another.
6. Number 2 is not possible
7. I'm a little sad that football is over.
8. I am very happy that I just realized that we have 3 locals channels on our cable that are broadcast out of Denver.
9. We might have to travel out of country in the next 30 days if our Visa does not come through.
10. Although waking up at 5:00 am is not bad, it is still not very much fun.
11. Teaching students, much like leading teams, is difficult.
12. Sometimes the most simple assignments yield a wealth of information and context on students, their backgrounds and the struggles they are dealing with.
13. Riding a bike on the road is not nearly as terrifying if it is 5:40 in the morning
14. I miss Hulu.com
15. I'm hoping sometime to climb Mt. Pico Blanco
16. As much trouble as I have with my classes sometimes, it is still easier than teaching Lizzy and Sammy like Christy does
17. If I don't bring water to class in the morning, but the third class my mouth gets dry and I start spitting (accidently) on the folks in the first row
18. I take too long when I grade assignments
19. We still have big time 'I miss the states' moments - and probably will for the next two years
20. The second 60% I lost on Bank of America stock was much easier than the first 60% (math joke - get it?)
I've included a picture of me teaching that Matt Befus took unexpectedly. You can see how animated I get! The room I'm using too just got upgraded and we have a project unit and stereo,DVD,etc in there. Its pretty sweet. This is my 7th grade 'B' class. This year they split the 7th grade class in 2 because there was so many students, it would have been difficult to have them in one class.
2 comments:
You've always been an animated speaker.
Sounds like things are going well! If you have to travel out of country, FL is wonderful at this time of year. And I'll make you Chicago style pizza. MMMMmmmmm!
given everything thats going on with the economy right now, its probably not a bad idea to be out of the states for a while..
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