Diigo

January 23rd, 2015

Today, the Spanish IV students took their final exam, so I got some time to prepare for the beginning of my teaching on Monday.  La vieja brought in another book for me to read--dedicated solely to the first few weeks of school.  The book--from what I've read up to this point--talked a lot about a teacher's stance and clothing.  It's truly sad to think how much we, as humans, judge others based on their clothing.  The book truly put that into perspective, comparing a teacher's dress to that of a customer in a store.

La vieja also showed me this great site called "Diigo," which she uses to share powerful teaching resources with colleagues.  She was nice enough to share her resources (and those of her friends) with me, which will be very valuable as I continue with my teaching career.

Since it was a half day, I was also able to take advantage of the fact that I had extra time to clean up/set up my classroom.  That was such an amazing feeling, but I am not going to lie: I am certainly scared for Monday! Nothing can ever truly prepare me for the first day of classes--I simply need to have the experience. I will just keep reminding myself to have confidence in my abilities. 

Cambio y corto,

El joven