I have enjoyed meeting my new freshman in my English classes and seeing the students in my advisory class who are now juniors! (we started together as a class when they were freshman) My ESL classes are also going well. I think ESL is the most rewarding job because I get to see so much growth in such a short amount of time.
I am head of the English department this year! It's a small department, just 9th -11th grade, but I am excited to take on a new leadership position.
I am starting my 6th year of teaching and I still get shocked by some of my students. I was shocked to have a "man" walk into my 9th grade English class...... facial hair, keep voice, and BIG. Apparently he just finished the 8th grade and my question is...... how many decades did he spend in the junior high school?
I was also shocked when I was teaching about making connections and after reading a short passage aloud a student wanted to respond. She said, "I can connect to making mistakes...one time I went to stab a student in the head in 4th grade with a pencil and I accidentally stabbed her in the eye...... I felt bad." My question to her is...... why is it Ok to stab someone in the head? I am shocked to have a student in my class who can't read. It sucks. I am doing what I can in a class of 28 but my question for his elementary teachers is, 'how did he get to high school'
Along with all these stories I have some awesome and really bright students this year! I love teaching and being a part of so many students' education lives!
I went to my first every high school football game last week. My high school won!!!! It was so super fun.
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