Yes.  It's official.  I have a presentation date - and I have exactly 4 days and 2 1/2 hours until I have to present my portfolio of graduate work to Towson's panel of early childhood professors.  And sound professional doing so, and of course actually have good work that matched THE STANDARDS, or, you know, I FAIL AT GRAD SCHOOL.  THE END ( Read more... )

Geez, haven't posted in like a month.  Well, life craziness will do that.  What is new and exciting then.  Well:

1.  Finished my student teaching.  That was sad to say  goodbye to all the kids in my class there.  On the other hand, having time to do my homework is useful to that whole passing grad school thing.  Speaking of which, I have about a ( Read more... )

I have just spent the entire afternoon writing lesson plans.  And it is a Sunday, weekend, this should be a fun relaxing non-work day, but I am sitting on my bed writing lesson plans for the next week of my student teaching.  Madame Zelda says, "E_E, this is your future," and I am deeply afraid she is right. 

Oh for fuck's sake.  Didn't Mr. Nader screw us all over enough last time he felt the need to jump into politics?  Condemning us to eight years of Bush wasn't enough for him?  Now he has to throw his hat in AGAIN?!?!  Doesn't he see he's going to be doing the EXACT SAME THING - taking votes away from the Democrat!  I'm sure John McCain is having a ( Read more... )

I PASSED THE PRAXIS!!!!!!!   TEACHER CERTIFICATION, HERE I COME!!!!!!!   YAY!!!!!!!!!!

Stealing a page from 
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Back home again after the holiday season of much traveling.  Have been roadtripping since Christmas with Mom and brother from home to New Jersey to Minnesota in one vast relative-visiting sweep.   The roadtripping itself was long but fairly uneventful except for the giant snowstorm we plowed into between Chicago and Wisconsin.  I think we passed a ( Read more... )

Ya'll want to know what I just spent the last hour doing? READING. That's what. Reading early literacy textbooks or John Dewey's thoughts on curriculum or how to include special needs learners you ask? Oh no. OH NO. I WAS READING FICTION.  FOR FUN.  AHAHAHAHAHAHA.  Oh yeah.  That's right.  I am actually reading for fun.  Do you know how long ( Read more... )

It snowed yesterday. Snow in D.C. Actual snow, covering the grass stalks and everything. Before Christmas. I am totally baffled. Three weeks ago it was about 70 degrees. And now we have snow. Makes no sense, I tell you ( Read more... )

Just got back from shopping with L and my mom. This having an internship in public schools next semester is very bad for my pocketbook! I keep thinking, "It's okay to spend money on clothes - you're going to need them next semester when you can't wear ratty sweaters and jeans to work anymore! Yes, it's for work, so it's totally okay to buy that ( Read more... )