holy crap, now what do i do? i had prepared for worrying about it just until i found out i didn't get it, i don't know how much of a chance i really believed i had. well, now it's go-time, only, i don't know what i'm doing. now i know how seb felt when he said he was terrified everyone would expect him to be able to be a doctor just because he finished medical school! only i haven't yet finished teacher school! thankfully, the wonderful lindsey has been looking out for me and sent me an email from her teacher-friend, and as a result i have purchased and plan on devouring 'rookie teaching for dummies.' it's not the actual curriculum stuff i'm worried about, it's all the administrative gobbley-gook, classroom management (you don't have the same leverage over kids in school as you do with kids locked in a facility 24-7), and getting myself organized with how i'm gonna manage the load of grades, papers, tests, etc. i should have been coming up with this stuff as soon as i applied, but seeing as how i seriously doubted it would lead to employment... i didn't and now it's crunch-time. the school starts up again on the 3rd, thankfully, the principal is letting me start on the 10th so i can 'volunteer' the whole week before and get familiar with the curriculum, the kids, the school, and standard proceedures. yay for an understanding principal! oh sheesh, i'm scared. any teachers out there, have any advice or cool tips on anything, please, share them!
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