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October 03, 2002
I received an email from
I received an email from the Teaching Fellows entitled "Your Honeymoon". The letter explained that most of us had been experiencing the honeymoon period, and that things could get worse over the next few weeks. Honeymoon period?!?!? If this was my honeymoon period, I can't wait for the post-coital nightmare of classes next week! I think this means that my new educational bride is going to roll over in bed, cut off my manhood, and smack my head repeatedly against the headboard.
I was observed today by one of my professors from Brooklyn College. He is actually a very good teacher with years of experience in real classrooms, and many of his comments were helpful. However, it was just wildly depressing and frustrating that most of his ideas are ones in my plans, I just haven't had any TIME. My room has no board space as it was originally a home-ec (sp?) room. I have all these useless cabinets and nonfunctioning sinks. I will buy some plywood and seal up the areas for more space, but that is not an easy task. I will make more posters from scratch displaying some of the older lessons, design better constructivist lesson plans, and somehow motivate some of my eighth graders to memorize their multiplication tables. Maybe if I give up an outside life and sleep entirely, I can accomplish these things. Or maybe I can get really fed up with the whole shebang, throw this one particular surly girl out the window, and begin my life anew as a whirling dervish. I think I would like spinning.
I just need to make it through tomorrow, have a glass of wine, and finish some projects over the weekend. My batteries are totally drained, my throat is sore from shouting, I have shooting pains in my knee, and my back is becoming permanently curved from carrying home two teachers editions plus notes.
Posted by G at October 3, 2002 07:45 PM