Crazy Week 2

This week has been ultra stressful. I have had to complete 3 lesson plans, work in three different groups, one test, my Praxis exam is tomorrow!!!!! and my regular homework load. Oh, and my other Praxis exam is next Friday as well. Lets just say this week has left me feeling overwhelmed. And to top it all off, I started having a mental breakdown last night. Not the kind of I can't handle this, but the "what if I can't get a job after college blah blah blah..." breakdown. I guess it just hit me yesterday that, while I knew a teacher and football coach don't make much money, I won't actually make very much money. And since I'm in my 8th semester of college, I can't really back out now. I just started thinking that maybe I should've gone into either business or accounting. Guaranteed I was going to make a lot more money, but when I took those classes I knew that I wouldn't be happy in them. Now I'm just second guessing myself and my life. It isn't the best thing to do, especially in the middle of two crazy weeks. Well that's been my life. Now I just have two more days to finish a lesson plan and to prepare to teach it on Monday in front of my peers. Talk about stressful. My partner taught our other lesson on Wednesday and did a great job. I just don't feel near as confident about this next lesson. It's on the slope-intercept formula and is gonna be rough. My group met today with my teacher and I learned a lot about what we should've already known. This weekend is gonna be long...

Crazy week

So this week has been crazy. I had to meet with three different groups to create three lesson plans. It was great to have Monday off for Martin Luther King Day, but I don't feel any more rested or ready. I just feel more behind. It's pretty hard because I feel like one class is trying way too hard to be difficult. It's my math practicum class which is 4 credits, but I feel like we could use class time more effectively so that meeting in our groups to prepare lesson plans could happen more in class and less outside of class. I understand it will be more difficult since it's 4 credits, but I feel like that class is running my life. I'm also in a technology class which is to help encourage me to use technology in math teaching. Problem is though that I feel that the teacher/department is trying to hard to make it more than it needs to be. Right now we're just reading articles and talking about why we need it. I would rather see the class take a turn and let us talk about the why briefly and then show us how technology can enhance the learning of our students. I think showing us how and why is a better approach than reiterating the same idea for 2 weeks straight. It's also hard to stay focused and motivated since this is my last semester of classes. I really just want to be done and student teach. It would be so much easier and more fun. I just  hate jumping through all the hoops that the math department and some of my professors want. It feels like the last 1-2 transfers of the mission. I knew I was going home soon, but I had to stay focused so that I didn't get lazy. This is even harder though. Hopefully I can get through this.

Back to it

Well the first week of school is over. Too bad there are 15 more weeks to go.... haha. I'm back on here for another class. Who knows, maybe this time I'll blog more. My last blog posts were for my technology class, this time it's for my advanced english class. I'm in my last semester of classes at BYU and it feels GREAT!!!! I'm so excited and happy to be done with my classes. Next semester, Fall 2013, I will be student teaching. I am hoping to do it at P.G. High so that I can get paid for coaching there. We'll have to see what happens though. Hopefully the district, school and teacher will all approve me. This semester I'm taking Teaching with Technology, Math Teaching in Public Schools, Math Practicum, Athletic Training and the accompanying lab, Communication in Organizational Settings, and Fundamentals of Mathematics (proofs).  It's 7 classes for the grand amount of 16 credits. I'm trying to just be done and not have to take any classes over the summer. I just want to be able to work and relax. I haven't been able to do that in awhile. Now that I think of it, I need to go finish my student teaching application. it's due Tuesday the 15th. I'm kind of a procrastinator...... Except on this assignment. Don't worry though, I'm sure I'll start posting right before my 5pm english class on Thursdays. :)