The first three days were great! I love my students, and I think they like me- they may think I am crazy because I made them move the desks and move around the room on the first day, but I was excited to start off by using "ice breaker" theatre activities to get to know each other. I have the same 17 8th graders 1st and 5th period, then I help them in their math class, and then 8th and 9th period I have about 20 6th graders in each of those classes. They are spectacular, excited to be at school and I am excited to teach them and get to know them better.
Middle school students are so funny in the things they talk about and care about. And there is a HUGE difference between 6th graders and graders, socially, developmentally, etc. Unfortunately some of my 6th graders are at higher reading levels then my 8th graders. . . I gave spelling and fluency tests to all of them on Friday and just looking over them I can see that there is a lot of work to do.
Teaching is going to be challenging in a lot of ways. In top of lesson planning, making copies, etc for class every day, there are tons of meetings, IEP meetings, meetings with other teachers, planning, etc. On top of even that, I have my graduate class every Thursday evening, homework for that class, TFA obligations, and trying to keep together a social life. I went to the Rockies game last night with Jeff and Mike who were visiting and another friend from high school. There were TFA people out too, and we went out to the bars last night. Today I have been just exhausted so tomorrow I have grand plans to sit at the laundromat all day and get papers graded and myself super organized for the week ahead.
That's it! Stay tuned.......
C
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