The First Week

You know you were in school and it was always the first day of school, well that is kind of how I felt Monday walking into my cooperating school. However, that difference between student and teacher hit me when walking through the front doors to the office and I hear hi Miss. Keller. It was a feeling that first off a student remembered me form interacting with them previously and made me feel like I had more authority.

Mid-Winter convention was a mess. Due to the two hour delay the principal cancelled the trip for the students but never cancelled the substitute teacher so Mrs. Anderson and I went to support the three students receiving their Keystone Degrees and one student who received State Star in Ag Placement. However, since the trip was cancelled for Monday we were able to reschedule it for Thursday so I still got the opportunity to see and help with the procedures of taking students on a trip.

I was able to get almost everything laid out for the student teaching and get started on assignments. I observed teachers and helped proctor keystone exams so this week has been a little chaotic. As for next week it is review and final exams and an in-service day with Monday and Friday off. I plan to keep chugging away on assignments and start preparing for my first day teaching Case AFNR. I will also be attending the young farmers meeting Monday and the FFA meeting Tuesday evening. SAE evaluation is part of the final for a class so I will be helping evaluate those.

Aside from teaching i have been given the obstacle of my car officially dying with blown pistons and valves and too much to fix. I had to clean out my car for the last time and say goodbye. So that has been an issue figuring out what car I will use to get back and forth but thankfully I have a great family support system here and I have had a vehicle to drive everyday and will until I get a car to get through till May.