“Hey Miss Specht, Wednesday sounds like W-e-n-s-d-a-y but
it’s really W-e-d-n-e-s-d-a-y.” Sometimes all you can do is smile at those
little stinkers.
This Wednesday though, I have some
terrible-horrible-no-good-very-bad news (Alexander anyone?). And that news is
that I am no longer in charge of journaling. Which means no more hilarious
student journal entries. (Insert wails of mourning and sorrow here. Those
journal entries were pure gold.) It also means that I have a lot of free time,
which is awesome because I have spent it observing at other levels. Today I
went over to the other site and observed a 4th grade during their
literacy block. It was actually kind of cool. The kids are a lot more
independent and are able to get a lot done. As a result, they got to work
independently on some pretty cool and creative projects. (I am NOT a turkey
project, worth googling!)
I’m not decided yet what I think about upper elementary or
the potential of teaching them. Most of my experience is in 2nd grade
and I really do like it, but I think that I would also like older kids. They
are much more “with it”. They understand sarcarsm (not that sarcasm is
important to me or anything… ). It seems like lower elementary is physically
exhausting, while upper elementary (I’m thinking mostly 5th grade)
would be more emotionally exhausted. Those kids have a lot going on that they
don’t even understand. I’m not sure how committed I am to getting into all of
that. Luckily, I’ve got plenty of (kinda) time to think about it before I start
applying for jobs. GAH. Time will tell :)
Speaking of time, it’s time for me to go spend some with
Boyfriend (who came down to visit tonight. He is encouraging me to ignore him
for a while to write the blog. What a sweetie!).
Until tomorrow…
Peace, love, and week night dates,
Jayna
