Saturday, April 25, 2009

The end?

Well time has just been flying by. With less than 2 months until the end of the school year, I have a ton to do. I had a phenomenal vacation--which has given me the will to go on.
I teach only grade 11s and 12s this semester and they are beginning to drift into summer mode. The beautiful spring like weather does assist in this.

My media studies kids are amazing, the type of work some of them have been doing is phenomenal. The literacy kids I teach, just keep asking me " Can we just chill today, Miss..? Cmon" I have a kid in my first period class with a serious potty mouth condition, so we have started a cursing board. In one week the kid said, about 25 swear words.. just in my class. Hilarious. I have a student who came into my class only 2 weeks ago from India, and the content is way too easy for him. I hope I haven't made a bad impression. One of my students, had to say, "WHAT? You speak English. Thats awesome" Um, yeah. Special.

I am now taking another course, twice a week. It is an ESL class, in class-- 8 hours per week. I can totally understand how my students feel sitting for so long. Blergh.

I'm trying to be optimistic, but the job front is looking kind of awful for next year. So taking courses will hopefully boost me into the "need to have" teacher.

Anywho, I should be marking. But I am a terrible procrastinator. Sad isn't it?

: )