Forest City Middle School… Pre-Placement Meeting: Round 2 17 Oct 201519 Oct 2015 Earlier this morning, I met with my second placement cooperating teacher, Mrs. Sopko! Even though it's been sad leaving my students at MCHS, I'm excited to work with new students and…
English 10… Saying Goodbye to English 10 16 Oct 201521 Oct 2015 Wow, where to start with this group? These students were mine from day one. They were my most challenging, but my most rewarding group. And they taught me a lot…
American Seminar 11… Saying Goodbye to My American Seminar Kids 16 Oct 201520 Oct 2015 Saying goodbye to my American Seminar students came first--this was the first class I gave back to my cooperating teacher, and while they were moving beyond The Scarlet Letter, I slaved over their…
Mason City High School… My Kids Say the Darndest Things, Part 4 14 Oct 201521 Oct 2015 Oh boy, being a high school student teacher at age twenty-two, while looking like a high schooler myself, has its challenges for sure! One of those is when a typical…
Honors 10… My Kids Say the Darndest Things, Part 3 14 Oct 201521 Oct 2015 Being a teacher means there's no shortage of laughs. This is the latest, written in a formal essay about Hemingway's Old Man and the Sea. Sometimes you just have to laugh.Continue reading…
Classroom Prep/Set-Up… Unit Planning – English 10 14 Oct 201521 Oct 2015 Planning for my English 10 classes was different--these periods, one and four, I was taking over from the start. I needed to have a plan from day one all the…
