First Week of Student Teaching

I have completed my first new week of Student Teaching, yeah me for surviving. I'm just kidding it was not bad at all. I love the school, the teachers and especially the kids. First I love being called Mrs. Davis, it is so sweet when you hear it from a child. All the children so far are really receptive to me being in the classroom. They all ask me to help them or how to spell something and they are in Pre-K and know a lot more that I remember knowing when I was that age.

I feel really lucky about this week because I have not had to work just so that I can see how things go with school and how much I will be able to work. Next week I start working which is going to be a bummer. I work till 10:30 and get home at 11:15 then have to wake up for school at 5:30. I think that my body is going to crash from this change.I hope that I can manage next week.

Next week I begin "taking over" the class. My teacher and I have made arrangements for me to be full time teaching in the middle of February. I am very excited because we are thinking about some really cool ideas to do with the children while I am teaching. I can not wait to see what fun ideas and activities that we are able to come up with.

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Everything else is going great. I am really amazed at Russ because he has been waking up with me and helping me in the mornings. He makes my lunch and feeds the dog while I get ready. I also had a mishap with my stupid car last week so he cranks the car in the morning to make sure that it is going to cranks, so far so good. I am really amazed at how much he is helping me out now.

Student Teaching

To begin I am completely excited about my student teaching that I will be starting on Monday. However, there are tons of things that I am very nervous about. We have so many things that we have to accomplish during the next semester and it is going to be like I have two jobs, going to school and Kohl's. At times I really wish that there was someway that I could do the student teaching without working. It is so stressful to do both. My days will begin at 530 in the morning during the week and end at 11. I hope that I am able to get all the things gathered for school and not have to stress but only time will tell.
Don't get me wrong I am thrilled to be this far in school and I can not wait to graduate. I am just aware that things are going to be crazy and my life will be hectic for sometime. I have realized that this is something that all Student Teachers deal with but I am also aware that many people are able to quit work so that they can focus on their teaching.

On the other hand everything is going great and Russ and I wish that there was some way that I did not have to work. We also feel very lucky to have been able to get me through school. I think I am just thinking too much about all the things that student teaching engrosses and I am apprehensive about how I am going to be able to manage everything. This will be a stressful and eyeopening experience that I am glad I get to experience.

2009

So I am completely excited about the new year! I think that things are looking great so far, even though it has just began! I am graduating, getting a real job...hopefully, Russ and I will have our 1 year Anniversary, and we plan on having a new addition. I am a planner so this is something that I am hoping happens, but you never know!
I have made a new years resolution that I will have to work really hard to keep but it is to become a little less scheduled. I know that it is completely against everything that I have ever done but I think planning everything has made me really stressed when things don't go the way I planned. Russ tells me all the time to chill and go with the flow. I am hoping that this year I will be able to accomplish this goal with the help of Russ and other around me.
Russ said to me that his new year resolution was to have a baby. I thought that this was really weird coming from him but maybe we are ready to take that step. I mean I have been thinking about this forever but for him to say it is completely different.
I am thrilled to see what this year has to bring for us and for everyone. I think that it is great to see how people grow and change from year to year. Some people you become closer to and others you grow further away from. I hope that this year brings a lot of people closer together that I really care about. I hope that this year is great for everyone!!!!