- AP is going well. I like the kids and I'm having fun getting to teach them about things like rhetoric (yeah, I'm a nerd) and how to use/recognize persuasive speech/text, critically read images (now part of the AP Lang & Comp test) and such. A lot of work, but I like the class.
- English II and Honors English II are ok. I'm not a huge fan of All Quiet on the Western Front, but my Honors class is really sharp. I think I'm going to like them. The jury is still out on regular English II.
- I've got some good kids in Journalism this year. However, my student teacher (ST from now on) has been teaching the class for the last three days and I've had to observe. This is hard because a)I'm a bit of a control freak as I'm learning, b) it's hard watching other people make mistakes that seem obvious to me and c) I'm selfish and want to get these kids going on things myself (back to my first point, control freak).
- Having a student teacher is making back to school even more exhausting. She has some good qualities but I also now have a shadow. I can't even pop into my office to check my email between classes without her coming to see if I need her to enter the attendance. Er, not yet, the kids haven't even arrived...it can be frustrating. I know she's just trying to help, but I need a little space at times
I'm ready for it to be the weekend, but I've got two days to go and Thursdays usually suck because they're such crazy days-weird mass schedule, review due, guitar lesson etc. At least there should be some fun this weekend. Friday Jon, Brandon and I are heading to Tower like we used to do last year on Fridays. I'm REALLY looking forward to this. A nice Tower mug and good conversation. Excellent.
Saturday we're heading out to dinner with my parents, Wife and Husband to (belatedly) celebrate Jon's birthday. My parents were rather worried that he thought they were blowing him off after their initial invite to dinner, but finding a night that fit into our busy social calendar wasn't so easy. After that we'll probably go to the Hard Lessons show at The Blind Pig. Guess I should fit some lesson planning and grading in there somewhere too (ugh).
Last weekend was a lot of fun. Jon and I headed down to Cincinnati for his nieces' birthdays (they turned 1 and 2). Though Friday night and Saturday during the day were a lot of family stuff, it was entertaining to see his two nieces get loads of presents and hang out with his family. Saturday night Jon, his sister, brother in law and I went out to the Hofbrauhaus and then the Claddagh Irish Pub for good food, shots of Jaeger, and beer. I had a blast and really like his family. They've been extremely welcoming which is very, VERY nice. Sunday I went to my first Lutheran service and didn't get struck by lightning upon setting foot in the church. Go me.
Monday we threw and impromptu BBQ where I was very surprised to find that a friend of a friend brought his new girlfriend who happened to be a former student of mine from LHS. Heh, THAT wasn't awkward at all... We made crabcakes, brats, black and bleu burgers, had lots of beer and a good time just hanging out.
Whew. Yeah, so that was the last week or so. It makes me tired just writing about all the activity!
I think a little nap is in order...
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