THE BAD (get it out of the way)
-i'm exhausted. i have no idea how i'm physically capable of this. people are starting to pass out.
-ill equipped classroom, large size. i have 50 kids and started with 35 desks. how can kids respect learning when the school doesn't respect them?
-lots of tfa sessions taking up precious lesson planning/grading time
-people are getting MEAN!
-my roommate goes to bed before me and wakes up after me and i have no idea what my room looks like in the light. seeing what i'm wearing is a surprise every morning.
-i'm in debt.. and sinking further.. bills...
THE GOOD
-MY KIDS!!! they are awesome and the light of my day (so far)-- they are so brilliant! i ams o happy with the work they have done so far. one girl completely wowed me today. my favorite quote: "thomas jefferson jacked john locke's swagger." we also got into a lengthy discussion about "the man" and whether all people are actually equal. they have been surprisingly well behaved so far. some of them are getting moved to another class since mine is so big it's illegal for us all to be in the same room... and i'm so worried about who they'll take, i feel like i already know some of them. i wish i could keep them all! i mean we ignore fire alarms, why do we are about the actual fire code?? tomorrow we are talking about african culture and its influences in america and part of the plan is to have them listen to and compare 4 different songs throughout history.. from a traditional slave song to tupac (which i'm still uncomfortable with but my advisor suggested it, sooo.. maybe i'm just too prude for the inner city! haha)
-My lesson planning is going really well, i think, and i've gotten great feedback!
-i have a job interview on friday to teach high school in a law and leadership program! how perfect would that be.
so, i'm already down to 4.5 hours of sleep, i guess it's time to move on...
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