every other day of the week is fine
Oh, what a dismal day to go back to school!
Snowing/raining, very windy & COLD.
And yet, things are looking up, as it's supposed to be 56 by Friday.
This week (Weds.) I will start taking over some of the classes - or at least the Group B classes. Group C has started their independent studies, so they will only be in the classroom on Thursdays, during which time we will have "All Literature Days." Our first all-lit day is next Thursday, and I am making a lesson plan for that. Since most of the students are working on The Great Gatsby, I figured I'd do some poetry from the 2os. I'm planning on making a poster or handout with the "Events of the Decade," so the students understand the time period during which the literature they're reading was written. Then I'll have them read a couple poems by Langston Hughes, one of my personal favorites.
Today I was mistaken as a student by a librarian. I was walking out of the library with some of my Group A students, and a librarian called after us in the hallway, "What study hall are you supposed to be in?" I turned around, smiled, and said, "I'm their student teacher - we're returning to [my cooperating teacher]'s class." She apologized quickly...
A student at my last placement also thought I was a fellow student. He said hi to me, saw my name tag and did a double take: "Are you a teacher?! How old ARE you?!"
At least this bodes well for my thirties and forties, right? :)
Snowing/raining, very windy & COLD.
And yet, things are looking up, as it's supposed to be 56 by Friday.
This week (Weds.) I will start taking over some of the classes - or at least the Group B classes. Group C has started their independent studies, so they will only be in the classroom on Thursdays, during which time we will have "All Literature Days." Our first all-lit day is next Thursday, and I am making a lesson plan for that. Since most of the students are working on The Great Gatsby, I figured I'd do some poetry from the 2os. I'm planning on making a poster or handout with the "Events of the Decade," so the students understand the time period during which the literature they're reading was written. Then I'll have them read a couple poems by Langston Hughes, one of my personal favorites.
Today I was mistaken as a student by a librarian. I was walking out of the library with some of my Group A students, and a librarian called after us in the hallway, "What study hall are you supposed to be in?" I turned around, smiled, and said, "I'm their student teacher - we're returning to [my cooperating teacher]'s class." She apologized quickly...
A student at my last placement also thought I was a fellow student. He said hi to me, saw my name tag and did a double take: "Are you a teacher?! How old ARE you?!"
At least this bodes well for my thirties and forties, right? :)
posted by Rachel at
2:45 PM
1 Comments:
Rachel - I just scrolled through your pics of your class and your apartment. Your students look like a lot of fun! You know how you feel leaving your students? Just remember that feeling when I remind you to "remember your roots" and "to keep in touch.":)
The house is adorable! My hubby and I lived in an upper flat when we first got married. Take care!!
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