It's Been Awhile

Wow, it has been more than 10 days since I have put up a new post and to be honest I don't have much to say. It has been a CRAZY couple of weeks. Along with my classes I am teaching, I am also getting my Advanced Placement kids ready for their May test and we are WAY behind because I had to spend a whole quarter teaching them how to write. Juniors and Seniors walked into my class not knowing how to write a thesis statement, or organize an argument in general. I have their essays to grade, I have 90+ World History research papers to grade as well Sociology reports to grade. I could do it after school but OHHHHH nope I am coaching baseball. So I usually spend my weekends on it because frankly I need some me time after practice or I will lose my mind. For that cherry on top I have another paper due April 4th, and I need to be memorizing lines for the spring play I am in.

Now to make me feel old. I am getting a block 4 student teacher next Tuesday. Yup, I will be in charge of helping to train a new teacher. For those of you who don't know what a block 4 is, basically they come in for about a quarter and take over your classes. Now this is kind of good for me because I am so busy, as long as he is good. If not then it will actually be more work for me. It still makes me feel old, I mean crap it seems like just yesterday I was the newbie teacher walking into a strangers classroom. Now I am the grizzled veteran. I mean I even went to a teacher panel at a block 4 regrouping last Friday. Basically, we sat at a table and told these newbies all the stuff about teaching that they don't teach you, and they asked us questions. It is just wild to think how fast it is all going.

Anywho, that is what I am up to. Things are really busy and I am looking forward for summer but at the same time I am wanting things to slow down.