This is going to be a great year, but the beginning has nearly killed me. Remember when Donna advised us to not get pregnant or try to move or anything too stressful during this year....I listened, I really did. But I did not obey. I have volunteered to have an exchange student this year. I have no plan period every other day this year; and I have the pom squad drama already in full swing. But thankfully I am not pregnant and I talked my husband out of moving until next summer. I have literally been getting home at 5:00 and taking a nap for an hour or so before cooking dinner, fixing lunches, bathing, and going back to sleep as SOON as possible.
On a positive note, this crazy schedule has given me a new outlook on life. I used to hate rainy days. Now I love them, because it means that I have a great excuse to not fix my hair. Not that I fix it too much for non-rainy days.
In the words of Tony the Tiger, my classes are grrrreat! I am teaching three Spanish 1 classes, two Spanish A classes, and one Spanish B class. I also have a class period for Pom/Cheer. My Spanish A classes are all seventh graders and they are adorably scared of me. Respect and healthy fear is so endearing! They listen and participate and try! It's wonderful. They don't think they are too cool for Spanish which is what the upper school students think. I have two high school classes, 9-11 grade, and they do drive me crazy. But I am giving them " **** from bell to bell" like Dr. Snow advised. So I think I am driving them crazy, too.
I can feel an improvement in my teaching this year over last year. I don't know if that is due to the fact that this is my second year here, or if I am already the wiser teacher for having completed 12 hours of MAT courses.
All in all, I think that this year is going to be great. It can only get better, right?
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