bits of me

So it is the middle of the first quarter, 4 weeks into the school year. It's pretty exhausting as it is so far, but I am liking it a lot. As you can see, I haven't even had the chance to get an update in for the quarter. The overall feel of the school is amazing. It reminds me a lot of Bellarmine but with a slightly different feel. It is much smaller and much more close-knit. The students are a bit different, not quite the same Bellarmine-type kids. But still, they are really fun and good kids. A lot of them have gotten to like me (at least I think so...), unless they're just pulling me along for the ride.

Anyway, I'm learning a lot about classroom dynamics and management. It isn't easy being a teacher, but it helps when I have had a lot of training with SI and working with different groups of students each year. I really am glad I did not do this teaching thing without SI experience. In a lot of ways, it reminds me of my SI experience. Sometimes, I think in my head "hey, I've done this sort of thing before..." or "why don't I use this SI technique". It is quite fun being back at an all-boys school setting and teaching. I never knew that I would like teaching so much. But sometimes, I feel that I'm just teaching to a bunch of bricks. Thankfully, that only feels like sometimes.

This coming week is a big week, as it is Parent's Weekend. I'm nervous to meet a bunch of parents just because I am scared just to see what they think of me. A 22-year old teaching their 14-15 year old sons? Yikes, I'm so nervous to just see their reaction to me. But I know that for the most part, I know my stuff, and I'm pretty good at it too.

Cheers,

Mike