Praxis II I dominated YOU!!!

I got my score reports from the Praxis II series of tests during break. The Praxis II is the last set of tests that I needed to take to get my official teaching license. I passed with flying colors!!! This made me breathe a huge sigh of relief after I was done opening the dreaded envelope of doom! The only reason I was so nervous was because one of my other roommates didn't pass hers. So it was a little nerve-racking. All I have to do is finish my student teaching and I am an officially licensed teacher! YAY! (I know that isn't grammatically correct, but it's the internet so I'll let it slide for now...)

Teacher

So I met my co-op Teacher today and she was very nice and very open to me coming next semester. I found out there will be many things I have to learn from her and she said there are things she will learn from me as well. The one thing that stuck in my mind was that she made a comment about always learning and she has been teaching for over 25years! I guess it really never stops, which is good, because I like learning new things. I found out I will be teaching a drama class to start out with, scary thought because I have never really been much into acting, but it will all be a challenge. So it's just the waiting game until school starts. I'm so excited!

Finals Week

There are so many things to do this week, I don't know how I am going to get any of it finished. I still have to meet with my cooperating teacher before I leave Saturday...I hope I can get a hold of her. I wonder what kinds of things I am going to be teaching next semester? Ok, focus, I have an 8-10 page paper left to write, a play to finish for tomorrow, and a British Lit exam to study for on Friday. I will officially be done with my book classes on Friday afternoon. It's a scary thought. I wonder what I'm going to be doing next year...? I am going to start my paper. No more procrastinating.

Mind in a Million Places

There are fragments of knowledge in my brain; about life, teaching, literature...which one am I going to use in the classroom? Student teaching is only 3 weeks away. A new semester not in the student's desk, but in front of the students, teaching them. I hope I'm ready. Methods courses have given me ideas about teaching English and I know about classroom discipline, but what am I going to do if I freeze? What if my students hate me? Seventh grade pupils will be the harshest of critics. I am armed with the knowledge of an Education background, but it is the knowledge I gained in life about the profession of teaching that will carry me through. I already love teaching and I haven't stepped into the classroom yet...