school daze

I'm trying to keep up with blogging, I really am. I feel like a lot of my computer time is in 30 minute intervals at school, so it takes more planning to blog.

It seems like there has been a lot going on lately. At school, the weeks are flying by. There are good days and bad days, but overall, the weeks fly. And I need that. My thoughts on teaching are still in the making, but right now, I don't think it is something I will be doing forever. My opinions may be influenced by the school and the kids that I work with. My least favorite part of the day is teaching my 4:30 until 6:30 elementary class. It may seem easy; I have 8 students, its only an hour and a half, and the lesson plans are made out for me already. But the kids don't want to be there. I found out last week that most of my students in elementary start school at 7:30am and go to school all day, come to my class, and then sometimes have another drawing class, dance class, or music class. Can you imagine?? Would you want to go to a Spanish or Chinese class for an hour and a half when you were 10? I feel for them, I really do. It just stinks for me because I have to deal with a class of mostly boys who don't want to be there and won't do most things I tell them to do. At least I didn't have to go to school 12 hours a day when I was growing up.

And the rest of the day, I get the joy of my kindergarteners. They are great. They make me laugh, they make me scream, and I get to play with them for most of the day. All the girls have started to come to me after nap time every day to have me do their hair, so now I have my own real live barbie dolls(I'm getting really good at pig tails). It really is a lot of fun. I even get to nap almost every day if I want to. If you know me well, that truly is a great thing for me.

More later. I have to tell you about Bethany's birthday and Thanksgiving still!