wahhh. pact sucks. this is silly. i set a deadline so i won't be staying up all thursday night finishing it, but i have yet to put a dent in my paper. I finished the first task! but that was because it was due awhile ago. I'm just starting on my second section and i can't really do any of the other parts because i haven't figured out what video ( Read more... )

Just got back from on campus interview with L.A. SAD! i didn't get offered a contract. my carpool did. i did sign some other paper though, but it's just something silly that says i can now go interview with schools. oh well. that's good too. that means i can still apply for other school districts that are closer. but that also means i'm not ( Read more... )

i don't know if it's the time change or what, but for the past week i've been waking up miserable and by the end of the school day i want to go home and sleep. i haven't been able to do that though, because i've been.. playing games. -_- and i don't know if it's because i've been playing games so much that my eyes have been hurting or something ( Read more... )

it's my last week at my placement!! i'm sad to leave. but, it's also my PACT week. SoOo. i am stressing. i haven't deveoped my lesson plans yet because i'm still trying to finish as much of my intervention paper as i can ( Read more... )

right before the end of the quarter when i have a intervention paper and PACT to do. BUT ... at least i have something to do.

burning crusade!

honestly, i thought the students we spoke with yesterday would do much better today. NOPE! not a chance. frustration. i lectured them how they will all do bad if they don't change their attitude and start working. that seemed to work quite well. along with the "i'll keep you after school if you waste my time" lecture ( Read more... )

today was the most terrible day i have yet encountered. if my teacher did not come in when she did, i swear we would have gotten nothing done today. i was so frustrated with my students. i yelled, and after i yelled i realized yelling wasn't going to help, but i could not find another way to get them to shut up. i kept cursing in my head because i ( Read more... )

Oh my oh my. days are getting better with my students. sort of. my supervisor came in today and things were totally better. i see a big difference in the morning and afternoon though. In the morning, everyone can be absolutely silent for minutes doing their work. after recess, there is no way no how i can get them quiet and focused. if they're ( Read more... )

it's the 3rd day of my takeover. it hasn't been very different because the past week my teacher was out of the classroom anyways. and really, i don't mind when some of my kids aren't on task because i kind of just don't expect 100% participation. But, my supervisor called me and was worried that i wouldn't be ready for my PACT because my kids aren' ( Read more... )

i don't know what else to do. /sigh. i had a talk with my supervisor today and he said i should give them more positive reinforcement. They need... order! and discipline! and punishment! not, more good things to happen when they're good for a minute. ugh ( Read more... )