The Life of a Teacher

     There has been no time for blogging lately. Why you ask? Well, this could be because student teaching has basically taken over my life. Don't get me wrong....I absolutely love it, but it's been a rough week or so. I had an absolutely horrid day this past Friday, which led to my first emotional breakdown as a student teacher, and I can guarantee you that David thought I was going crazy when it happened. It was just one of those days that made me wonder if teaching is what I should be doing. I know I want to do it, but whether I should is a completely different story some days. Needless to say, after a break from the students over the weekend, things got better when Monday rolled around. I taught every class Monday, both math classes and both science classes, and that was fun!!

     Today, I had a little counseling session with my collaborating teacher where I told her how I've been feeling since our horrible Friday. She ensured me that all teachers feel that way sometimes, and that she understands how hard it is to be a student teacher teaching in someone else's classroom when you are trying to do things your own way. I felt a lot better about everything once our lunch conversation was over, and it got me out of the mood that I've been in since Friday. Thank the Lord! Hopefully, day by day, things will continue to improve as far as my students and lessons are concerned. I've just got to keep praying about it!

Hello Liberty....Goodbye Summer

     Tomorrow starts my first day of student teaching. Guess that means I'll have to answer to little ones calling me Miss. McConnell yet again. No...really, I am truthfully excited about starting at Liberty Elementary! I cannot wait to get to know my students and my collaborating teacher! I am ready to learn some new things! So....bring it on student teaching!

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The Road to Recovery

     This summer has passed as quickly as it came. I cannot believe that in just five short days I will be Miss. McConnell again in a classroom full of fourth graders! Don't get me wrong, I can't wait to start student teaching, however, a little part of me wishes that maybe I had just one more week of summer left. Since BigStuf, the days seem to have flown by. I came home from our trip, (still sick...this time with Bronchitis) just to find out that I needed to have a tonsillectomy. Once I found this out, I obviously had to schedule my surgery as soon as possible in order to avoid any complications with my recovery and my student teaching. The morning of Thursday, August 4th, I went to the Marietta Surgical Center to have my tonsillectomy. The procedure was rather fast and there were no complications, thank the Lord, however, the road to recovery has been quite a difficult one. I assumed that after my surgery I would be able to go back to work the next Monday, and then out of town Tuesday. Boy was I wrong. Apparently, the older you get, the longer it takes you to recover from things like surgery...who knew? And...twenty-two is pretty old in the world of medicine! I am currently on day nine of my two weeks (or more) to full recovery.

The past nine days have included:
4 boxes of assorted popsicles
3 cans of chicken broth
1 box of saltine crackers
2 pints of apple juice
3 meals of chicken noodle soup
2 bananas
1 box of squeezable apple sauce packets
2 gallons of sweet tea
A massive amount of crushed ice
2 1/2 bottles of liquid pain medicine
2 bottles of nausea medicine
4 pillows to sleep on each night
An unlimited amount of movies and tv shows (that I needed to catch up on)
A great deal of time spent with my mom and my love
And...many painful moments.

     In addition to all of these, I have had time to find a new addiction. Pinterest.
Check it out....This is my Pinterest!
     Also, I have had time to make some cute crafts for the house and for my classroom! They are posted on my Pinterest website.
     All in all, the past nine days have been fairly productive, but I still cannot believe that summer is coming to an end.