SPOILER ALERT: Student teaching is not all fun and games.
Definitely not. At all. It’s hard. You have to jump through a lot of hoops. You
are still a guest in someone else’s classroom although you are technically in
control of it. Student teaching is full of trials, tribulations, and triumphs.
It’s expected that we, as teacher candidates, struggle. It’s also expected that
we thrive, even if some nights we cry over lessons gone wrong or overwhelming
stress. Such is the norm in the life and future career we are preparing to
embrace. And such are the feelings reflected in my blog. So there’s that.
Today, was one of those “overwhelming stress” days that I
was referring to. It’s ten o’clock at night (aka late o’clock) and I am just
finally sitting down to relax for the day. I’ve been running from school, to
education department meetings, to coaches, to off campus parties (not the fun,
21 year old kind), to the Y, to pick up dinner, and now I’m home. Needless to
say, it’s been a rough day. (Insert deep breath here.) Tomorrow I will plan for
next week. All of it. Even if it means skipping track practice, which I really
don’t want to. But I will.
Growing up sucks.
But teaching does have its perks. Like reading hilarious
journals that literally make me laugh out loud and other entries that melt my
heart.
“I like to play football with Sean, Jonny, and Jake. Teams
are normaly me and Jake agianst. Sean and Jonny. Sometimes its me and Jonny on
a team. Agianst Sean and Jake. One time we played me and Sean aginst Jake and
Jonny. That wasnt fair at all.” (Alright Mr. Athleticism, I see you working.
:))
“I like to play with Nora. She is my best friend. Do you
have a best friend at coleg. I hope you have friends. Do you have 10 or 1 best
friend?” (What a sweetie. She’s worried that I don’t have friends… with good
reason maybe. Teaching doesn’t leave much time for friends at the moment!)
Alright friends (wait, I do have friends! My readers!) , I’m
out. It’s time to write out the full plan for tomorrow and to fill in the
details of a (hopefully) super cool Spanish lesson. Let’s do thissssss!!
Until tomorrow,
Peace, love, and reality checks,
Jayna
Ps- Sorry Mom.
