Practicum...

I have now done two practicum days. These are days where I go and work IN the classroom, directly with the children. I have been very lucky to have a wonderful teacher, who is a great leader, and example. She is just the best. Bethanie had her in Kindergarten last year, and we just love her! The kids have really taken to me, especially one little boy. When we are in the halls, or lined up or coming in from recess, he will come up and just grab my had to hold it. How sweet is that??? Mrs. Brewer (the teacher I am working with) told me today that she is going to have me do things that are literally directing (or teaching) the children. This is exciting to me because we really are there just to observe or help in any little way possible, so yay! I get to do some actual student teaching! That usually doesn't come until later in the college career, but I am only getting my Associate in Elem. Ed so I wont transfer to any other college. Once I get my 64 hours or so, I will have my Associates Degree and so then I can just be a substitute teacher. That is as far as I want to take it, because I still want to be a stay at home mom. But one day, little Miss Madison will be in Kindergarten and I will want to have something to do from time to time, and I can do what I love, or work at Walmart (not that that is bad, but I would rather do what I love-teaching!). So, anyway. School is going well, but it is exhausting trying to keep up with the bustling demands of my family, doing homework and maintaining my house. My sweet husband is working hard too and he is helping me as much as he can. **sigh** I am so thankful for that!

YAY ME!!!

I got my first test grade back! I was SHOCKED to say the least! This is my General Psychology test that I had on Wednesday. I figured I passed, but sheesh! This makes me feel so relieved to see that the first one is done and over with.

Wanna see a close up of it? LOL! OK, so I am excited. I cant help it!

Miss Madison...

Broke her grandmother's toe today.

Exciting Times!!!

Tomorrow will be an interesting day at school. I have two quizzes...one in Psychology (which I am really enjoying studying about different sleep processes and sleep problems, dreams and so forth). The other quiz will be in my Intro to Education. So, music I have a paper due on Friday and for Literature, I have a worksheet, article due tomorrow, and it is all finished. So, after all that....*phew*, I start my Practicum at the Elementary school with the Kindergarten teacher that Bethanie had last year. I am so excited about that. It will be two hours on Wednesdays and 2 hours on Fridays.

In other news, I did Matthew's IEP today after school. It was pretty basic from the years before. He is adjusting well to fourth grade and his teacher is really great with him. Bethanie loves first grade, more than she thought. She finally lost her other front tooth the other day at my parents house. Talk about throwing a fit! She wasn't ready for it to go, but it got stuck in ham. :O) Jeff also started his classes last week too. SO BUSY!! I think I will go mad before it is all over with. ;OP

I will update in a day or so when I know about my quizzes.

OY! What did I do??

OK, so I am swamped with homework. I have two quizzes on Wednesday this week. I am nervous and excited all at once. My biggest fear is that I will have forgotten to do some of my homework, or forget to turn stuff in. Will I survive this? What did I do? I feel like I bit off more than I can chew. I cant even start on homework until kids are in bed, so after 9 p.m. until like MIDNIGHT. Oh dear.

An Education Plan...

So, on Wednesday, I started college. I am going full time, taking a full load of day classes. My first class is at 9 am....Intro to Literature. Folks, I see that a lot has changed in the past 17 years since I was last in school. My mind has forgotten a lot! OY! My next class is General Psychology. My advisor teaches this class, and so far, I think it is extremely interesting. My third class is at 11:00 a.m. and it is Music Appreciation....OK, I think of all my classes, this is the one that I will struggle with the most, plus we are supposed to take in 5 concerts before the end of the semester. My last class is at 12:00 noon. It is my Intro to Education. I know the instructor well because up until the end of last year, she was the PE Teacher at the kids school. It was a fun class and I look forward to it. It also has a practicum so I have to go and teach the in a classroom for 45 hours this semester. So, I have to hurry and stuff my face, get ready to go for my second day of college! I am nervous and much to old to be doing this. ;O)