10 Weeks Left
It’s so hard to believe this school year is almost over. The weather was a first sign that we were entering our final stretch. I’m not sure what to think at the moment. I am happy that I have accomplished a lot with my students but I’m already reflecting on how much more I could have done. I understand how veterans teachers feel – more so now – about how much has been lost as a result of the mountains of paper work and other clerical requirements that weren’t in place before. It really hampers your spirits to a point where you wonder how anyone does anything outside of the confines.
Looking back, I approached each new unit in math or readers, writers, or science kind of blindly, without a bigger picture to fit it all into. I am really hoping that I will be given third grade next year so that I can use what foresight I’ve developed to plan out my days better.
A teacher at my school recently got National Board certification. Have you done that or considered doing it? I am wondering about it and if I could do it in tandem with getting a PhD. My guess is no but it would be nice.
I have gotten over my disappointment with not having a class to take toward my MA this June, but I decided to use the time to do some “independent study” in linguistics. Also I think I have to take the GREs to get into a PhD program next fall, so I may as well study for that too.
I am, however, still annoyed I have to take a class in July. I was really hoping to go to Colombia for two months and really advance my Spanish. Ah well.
How is your final stretch toward June looking?
