Today my students said I should go all out tomorrow and wear a ball gown to school because itβs picture day and my birthday! π Gotta love these kiddos!
@carli_suth Told a student today to sit & stop circling around his desk because it makes me nervous. And I donβt want my kiddos to get hurt. His response was, βMS. BLEVINS!! YOU HAVE KIDS?!...Donβt worry, youβll have kids someday!β Probs trying to make up for his not-so-nice behavior today.
The worst part about teaching during a pandemic: hearing all kinds of random (annoying) sounds all day but not being able to figure out who it is to stop it because they have their mask on. π¬
Can I get an AMEN from my fellow teachers?! π
Iβm at the point where I paid my sister $10 to clean and vacuum out my car. Jokes on her though... I would have went up to $15 bc it was in pretty bad shape! π
I also miss my cohort! Weβve gotten so close over the years and have worked so hard to get this far. We passed edTPA! Started the job application process. And we were looking forward to hiding snacks in our fancy βMastersβ gowns and walk across that stage to get βhoodedβ.
Iβm missing my students dearly!Although I understand & respect the school closures it still breaks my heart to think about all the light bulb moments,the stories that βyou just canβt make upβ missed, and for those whoβs safe place is at school. Hopefully weβll be back next month.
RIP to all the parents (and teachers) that are stuck with their childβs classroom pet for much longer than they expected due to extended COVID-19 school closures ! π
On the new candidate satisfaction domain, teacher candidates from @JohnsonUniv reported higher than average satisfaction with their coursework and clinical experience. This means their candidates felt well prepared to enter the classroom on Day 1.
One of my favorite things about @carli_long and Iβs friendship is that we call each other every New Years past 12 my time & talk about how we are basically time traveling because sheβs an hour behind. Not sure what weβre going to do when she is in the same time zone next year!π