Little update (very very little)

Taking classes sucks. I miss student teaching! I miss the routine of having the same times for doing stuff everyday! The first couple of days this week I kept feeling like I was skipping student teaching, because my back hurt. If I wasn't laying down, I kept having little twinges of guilt for not resting, then I remembered that no one cared that I was in my apartment for like two days without leaving!

I talked to C. about long term subbing when she has her baby--it's still on! I'm excited to start sometimes in April, although it will be an odd experience to be for real teaching, without someone else in the room always kind of keeping an eye on things. If an unhappy parent calls, it's all me! Ah!

Oh, what I learned about teaching from the hand experience: teachers are the best ever for rallying around one of their own. This happened to be at a school where I know a lot of people, but even people I didn't know were coming out of the woodwork to help when I got hurt. In fact, some people are STILL asking my mom how I am and checking up on me! So, it makes me feel really good to know that other teachers will always be there if something happens--I am/will be part of a community!!

It's been a slow couple of days for Newbery winners, but I did read a couple. One that sucked majorly was A Gathering of Days--I absolutely un-recommend it (whatever the opposite of recommending is). It's got a good time period and stuff, it's set in the 1800's (see list to the right for actual dates), but it was SO boring. A character dies (they tell the reader this in the prologue), and honestly it was the best part of the book, because I think it was the only time I actually cared about what was going on--not a good sign! So, in short, don't run out looking for this one.

*Going to go visit C. on Monday at school, so I'll know more about subbing and stuff then!