My car battery is dead. Boo.
An unfortunate discovery at 7:20 am. But a gift from the Lord in the form of Henry K. came to pick me up and take me to school. Very nice boy, very nice.
I am almost as exhausted as my battery; I have not quite gotten used to the sleep schedule. With time I know I will adjust, but for now I feel old and weary.
Today was the first day I had to make lesson plans--that was quite the task. The Lord has extended me another mercy in the form of Meda, the Spanish teacher with whom I share a room. She has helped me above and beyond being just a good colleague; she has become a mentor and dear friend. She has shown me ways to engage students and always lets me know when I am missing something I need. And if she can get it for me, she does! She is brilliant and the Lord is making me a better teacher through her.
Another new discovery: apparently one of my classes at the middle school is actually a "Foreign Culture" class and not German...I was never informed. I am going to send an email to the principal to ask about this, but I am not sure how it is going to go. I feel like they would not expect another teacher (especially a first year) to teach a subject without letting him/her know. When I was hired, I was told I would be teaching German, not German and other classes. It is not that I do not like culture; it is that I already have enough on my plate coming up with a first year curriculum for four German levels.
Overall today was a good day. I can see how and why teachers have favorite bells/blocks. I am quickly discovering mine :)
An unfortunate discovery at 7:20 am. But a gift from the Lord in the form of Henry K. came to pick me up and take me to school. Very nice boy, very nice.
I am almost as exhausted as my battery; I have not quite gotten used to the sleep schedule. With time I know I will adjust, but for now I feel old and weary.
Today was the first day I had to make lesson plans--that was quite the task. The Lord has extended me another mercy in the form of Meda, the Spanish teacher with whom I share a room. She has helped me above and beyond being just a good colleague; she has become a mentor and dear friend. She has shown me ways to engage students and always lets me know when I am missing something I need. And if she can get it for me, she does! She is brilliant and the Lord is making me a better teacher through her.
Another new discovery: apparently one of my classes at the middle school is actually a "Foreign Culture" class and not German...I was never informed. I am going to send an email to the principal to ask about this, but I am not sure how it is going to go. I feel like they would not expect another teacher (especially a first year) to teach a subject without letting him/her know. When I was hired, I was told I would be teaching German, not German and other classes. It is not that I do not like culture; it is that I already have enough on my plate coming up with a first year curriculum for four German levels.
Overall today was a good day. I can see how and why teachers have favorite bells/blocks. I am quickly discovering mine :)
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