Today was the first day of my practicum at Glen Lake.  One of the things I'm hoping to get out of this is an idea of how class management works.  If the students are loud, how do I stop them?  Shouting "Quiet!  It's too noisy in here!" works for approximately 3 seconds at best ( Read more... )

I guess I haven't gone over what I've been up to recently.  I'll do that now ( Read more... )

1. Hot chocolate or apple cider? Hot chocolate.

2. Turkey or Ham? Turkey.  Ham is great, but there's something special about a big turkey dinner.

3. Do you get a Fake or Real Christmas tree? We've always had a real tree.  I love the smell.

4. Decorations on the outside of your house? Yup.  Lights, and wooden reindeer on the lawn.

5. Snowball fights ( Read more... )

My dreaded P.E. class involved an exam today: 75 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer, worth only 7% of our grade (or 9% for those didn't do an earlier assignment). This was on the same day we had to hand in a P.E. unit plan worth 20% of our grade. Already, this is stupid ( Read more... )

As promised, a more detailed explanation of my absence ( Read more... )

The snow that hit here on Sunday knocked out the power to my street. I only just had my power restored minutes ago. I have been 34 hours without power, light, or any form of heat. This, of course, came right when I needed my computer the most to finish major assignments. I tried to go to UVic as well, but they closed down yesterday and locked ( Read more... )

I went to the robotics workshop yesterday. That, in and of itself, was really cool. However, this wasn't just a fun little lecture. The whole point of these workshops is to find ways to engage students with the subject. How do you get small children to work with real robots? LEGO Mindworks ( Read more... )

First, a meme.

FOUR JOBS I HAVE HAD IN MY LIFE:
1. Office assistant
2. Summer Reading Program Instructor
3. Public Access Worker (nice, ambiguous title, huh?)
4. Dish Washer / Prep Cook at a White Spot (for about a week)

B) FOUR MOVIES I WOULD WATCH OVER & OVER:
1. I can't actually think of any right now
2.
3. 
4.

C) FOUR PLACES WHERE I HAVE LIVED: ( ( Read more... )

I'm sorry it's been a little while. These last two weeks of class are crazy. My class looks more worn out and less sane every day. Nearly there, though. Only about six more major assignments and two exams to go.

Here's November's Good or Bad to keep you going.

Wit

Yesterday, my music class did recorder tests. I have never seen so many perfectly rational adults this nervous over an $8 pipe before. My friend Reagan was practically shaking - probably theatrically, but possibly not. In mine, I nailed the hard part of O Canada, but floundered a bit on one or two of the easier notes. Still, though, I managed ( Read more... )