I was supposed to upload a video everyday. Or at least say something on my blog. Well... I realized how hard it was to keep up with that during my practicum. For the past month, the time of my disappearance, I was teaching 3rd grade. And my oh my, what an experience! I loved everything about it even though I was crazy busy every day. Honestly, I initially wanted to try being in a 5th or 6th grade classroom, so when I was placed in a 3rd grade classroom, I didn't really know what to expect, but I think I was really able to connect with those kids! I learned so much from them (and from my mentor teacher) that I think would help me, no matter what grades I end up in.
So basically, many things have been happening. I also got an internship offer to teach 1st grade at a school in Heber. :) Come August, I will have my very own 1st grade classroom with approximately 20 kids to teach. Wild. 8) I must confess: I'm nervous. When I first got the call offering me a job, all I could think was, "This is real." Then I cried. Haha
It had hit me though. Having my own classroom and teaching my own group of students is a goal I've been working towards for the majority of my life - from the time that I was a kid in elementary school. And here it is. By the end of this very year, I will have taught my own class for half a year already!
Anyways, outside of my career, I have also been trying to figure out the other parts of my life. It's conflicting, confusing, and worrisome, but you know... Day by day. Bit by bit. Things are getting somewhere, at least.
