Posted in Growth, Reflections, Struggles, Summer on Oct 3rd, 2008 2 Comments »
One major gripe I have with teaching is that it simply takes over. Of course, this is also a good thing. Our work brings purpose far greater than anything we’ve seen, requiring that we extend ourselves to heights we once never conceived. But at this moment, I’m bitter. From Monday to Friday, I’m none other [...]
Posted in Summer on Aug 15th, 2008 No Comments »
My first quarter in the teaching credential program ended last Thursday. Man oh man was that an intense week! Research papers, presentations, finals, etc. I’m not even going to say that I need to stop procrastinating (even though I kind of just did). I’ll just say that next quarter I’m planning on staying on top [...]
Posted in Summer, Teacher Perks on Jul 30th, 2008 No Comments »
One CST released question asks students to estimate what percentage of the year is spent in school. “Students attend school 180 days of the year…. what percentage is this?” A little less than 50%! Of course, weekends and breaks are interespersed throughout the schoolyear, but the bulk of this off time is during the offseason.
Ah, [...]
