Physical Education
« Previous EntriesThis was by far the quickest semester of my collegiate career, grad or undergrad. I guess it helps being extremely busy and only taking classes on Monday and Tuesday. I handed in my final projects for my online class – 25 pages – and my Invasion Games Notebook – 27 pages – and now I only have to take two exams next week, one at 2:00 pm on Monday and another at 8:00 am on Tuesday.
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Two weeks ago I received a phone call asking me if I would be interested in accepting a long-term substitute teaching assignment for an elementary school. Of course I jumped at the opportunity seeing that it was going to take me to the end of the school year. This is what I have wanted, a class of my own, the ability to teach my lessons how I want to, and to see how the students progress from one class to the next.
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This week has been much quieter than last as the academic semester is coming to a close. Two of my classes did not meet to give the student and teachers an opportunity to prepare for our final assignments and exams. I have a notebook assignment due Monday, along with my culminating online assignment that should take me the entire weekend to finish. Exams are then given the following week, May 10-14.
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Well, I have to say that the hard work that I have put into the subbing and coaching has finally paid off. Over the past two years I have done everything that I could to get and keep my foot in the door at a particular school district. I have coached two sports, one of which I had never coached before, been the second set of eyes for not only the high school but also the middle school, taught three classes for staff development day, and subbed for any and all subjects. All-and-all I have to say that I have spent more time in the district than most of the full-time teachers there. Well, finally on Friday, it all paid off.
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This was an especially exciting week for me, as two of my classes were over and I was suspended forty feet in the air by my fellow classmates. Sounds more dangerous than it was, I actually just climbed a rock wall for my Outdoor Curriculum class while four or five of my classmates billeted me.
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Well, I have made it through Teacher Recruitment Days and let me tell you it was an experience I hope I never have to go through again anytime soon. For those that are wondering what I am talking about, don’t worry, I am going to give you as detailed a description of the two day event as I can. For those that were there and know what I’m talking about, I hope you find some humor in my recounting of the day’s events.
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OK, it’s not what you’re thinking. I didn’t go to Cancun or Panama City, not even close. No all-nighters or wet t-shirt contests. No 3:00 AM tattoos or 20-year-old co-eds looking to do something they’ll regret the next morning.
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Well, now let’s be honest, I know that we just are coming to an end of Spring Break, but I sure didn’t feel like I had one. When you reach the point in grad school that I have, every minute of the day counts. The beginning part of the week was spent gathering research for my final large project for my Research Methods class.
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Well I have finally come to the realization that the semester and my college career comes to an end in just five short weeks. I have to say without a doubt this has been the hardest semester that I have ever been through. So this week I will hand out some advice for those following [...]
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Well we all know that we want to be teachers, but do we all remember why that is. I know some say because I love to teach kids new things, while others are honest and say I want my summers off. Well I am not one to argue with either of those reasons. For me I have always loved teaching from the days that I taught the neighborhood kids to make cookies when I was babysitting them, to the days that I worked at William Lawrence Summer Camp, to now when I sub for physical education classes. But hey let’s be honest, summers off isn’t a bad way to go either. However, through this all, this week I got a subtle reminder as to why I have chosen this profession.
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