and then I can breathe again. I have my interview with North Star on Friday. I am really, truly fighting to stay calm. I know this is a bad idea, but I am still tweaking my lesson plan and trying to make things clearer. I still have no idea whether it will be age-appropriate. I…
read more »I don’t know if you have heard about this, but I was wondering what you all thought about it. To summarize, there’s a school in Pennsylvania that for a short period of time each day, offers what it calls “mentoring” that is separated by race, gender, and language. It’s being termed by some “voluntary segregation.”…
read more »I decided to force myself to post here as a break from my thesis. Right now, I have just woken up from a three hour nap that was the first time I slept in two days. I have been horrifically sick, and so to take advantage of that I have only been eating these granola…
read more »Save for my boyfriend and my roommates, I have been ignoring everyone for the last few days. I have been in hiding. I have 6 voicemails and a million and a half missed calls. Have you ever been so unsure and confused about something that you just can’t even pick up the phone to talk…
read more »Yesterday evening I received the e-mail with more info on my Monday interview with North Star. I will be teaching thirty real-life 5th graders a 55 minute lesson on droughts and forest fires. There are, specifically 5 objectives within the lesson. I have to submit 5 copies of my lesson plan with the North Star…
read more »Why don’t people write &c. instead of etc. anymore? People should write &c. instead of etc. I’ll be on the vanguard of that trend for sure. Anyway, HI EVERYBODY! I’ve been itching to post about a few things but the perennial worry of posting too much, especially on a site people go to to check…
read more »It’s been a slow few weeks since my last update. I have been working through Institute work and studying for the Praxis on the 30th. I don’t know if it’s just me, but the Institute work is taking me FOREVER. I scoff at the approximate times they list at the head of each assignment. I…
read more »A super quick note–I PASSED! I got a 184 on the Praxis II Spanish: World Language test. 168 was passing for the state of New Jersey and I am SO happy right now. Update with the EE: CK score in a few weeks. ‘Till then, stay safe and happy guys! –H
read more »Ugh. I contemplated leaving that as the full body of this post. This morning did not go well. Everyone has been telling me that ‘you probably did better than you think’ and ‘you always think you do poorly’– but I am quite convinced that I could not have passed my Middle School Science Praxis this…
read more »First I wanted to take a quick serious second to register my sadness at the tragedy that’s befallen Japan and the ongoing crisis. I encourage everyone to donate to a group like the Red Cross and help show international support for a human cause. That said. I have SO much to cover! In the interest…
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