I should not be this surprised that my final semester is currently hellish. Student teaching is much better. I am making a concious decision not to yell and finding it fun to come up with creative ways to get the kids to focus. Feeling good that some of the teaching I'm doing in small groups is making a difference. Within one week of working with one group during math - basically the groups of kids my teacher has pretty much given up all hope on are actually improving. It feels really good:) Will update more once I can breathe again...
My other godson is in town! Is there such a thing as having too many godchildren?
The Good, the Bad, and the Cutie Patootie!
Reason #696 that I can't help but love the web: Chatting with my god-daughter in Manila and seeing how big she's gotten via a web cam, hehe.
Second week of classes, and just my second day of student teaching and I am thoroughly in the thick of final semester purgatory. Today I had to break up 3 physical fights in my
3rd grade class. I went home with a raging headache and I am dying to go to sleep at a decent hour. After some contemplation today, I have accepted the fact that my "new kids" are not going to turn into angels over night, although thankfully there are some angels in existence in the class. Maybe my repeated "That is not worth your energy", "You are better than that", and "That is not a nice thing to say" wil seep into their heads eventually. And to think that I was actually disappointed on Monday that this semester long "assignment" would not be challenging enough because the few special ed kids in this general ed class were relatively high functioning compared to lthe kids (my gad, relative ANGELS) at last year's student teaching placement. I've decided to take on this unplanned challenge of learning as much as I can on how to manage a class of 28 hyperactive, loud mouths and I refuse to repeat "get back to your seat" and "please be quiet" more than 100 times tomorrow. Man, I
knew I was spoiled last semester!
I suck because I'm gonna be away on the 15th in Philadelaphia for a family thing but, here you go anyway, one of the many emails I've been getting for past 2 weeks:
People in scores of cities throughout Africa, Asia, the Middle East, Europe, Latin America and North America are organizing protests on February 15. Join with them by using these next crucial days to mobilize co-workers, fellow students, neighbors, friends and families to participate in this historic effort.
http://www.unitedforpeace.org/ mass actions in nyc and san francisco on the 15th!
new yorkers: Saturday, February 15th, Assemble at noon, First Avenue from 49th Street north, New York City
http://pax.protest.net/ with schedules of anti war protests around the globe
http://www.moveon.org/nowar/ letter writing campaign to your congressman
the mother of information: http://www.thenation.com/directory/view.mhtml?t=040307
Muchas gracias to
Cia who got me this postacard in Mexico coz remembered how much I adore
Frida. She got to go to Frida Kahlo's former home, which is now Museo de Frida Kahlo! Sama next time, ha?? (um, when i start earning moolah:)
Remember that "new" blog I told you I was gonna posting to? Well, even though maARTe is still in soft launch mode, I figure since I posted again today I should just tell you. For the purely maARTSY entries, refer to
THIS blog instead. I'm still warming up, but more entries to come.
Recently via
maARTe News:
WEDNESDAY:INTROSPECTRES, a film by Keith Sicat
at the ANTHOLOGY FILM ARCHIVES.
also WEDNESDAY: Longwood Arts Project:The Visual Art Facility of the Bronx Council on the Arts presents
No More Drama: New Projects after Novelas (January 29 - April 11, 2003)
Curated by Edwin Ramoran(alumnus of Arkipelago!) Director, Longwood Arts Project
Opening Reception & First Wednesday's Bronx Culture Trolley at 5:00pm
FRIDAY: Flipsiders: A special reading of a new play by Cliff Rivera, 7pm at the AAWW
Hold all calls til Thursday
My horrorscope today , i swear:
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