Well, Thanksgiving break is over. My kids came back ready for another break and not wanting to focus. And.....we have TLI testing next week. This will be the first one that is a reflection of how well I taught the skills. I am so nervous. Although I have seen growth in myself instruction wise as well as classroom management wise, I still have so far to go before I will be effective. I just hope that I am doing right by these children. They deserve the best teacher and role model they can get, and I am striving to be just that.
When I opened Blogger, I was blindsided by the Adventures of 2010 Dana and her sparsely documented teaching debut. As I perused a first-time graduate student's conveniently forgotten basic writing, my impulse was to archive the posts. Then I thought, "Why? Why would I hide such a journey?" Isn't it fitting that I revive my blog in my first year as a doctoral candidate? I think, "Yes!" The Journey - A Beginning My first two semesters as a doctoral candidate have come and gone. Throughout them, I was stricken by COVID-19...TWICE! I experienced academically induced anxiety and fear but, in the end, was overcome with exhilaration. I met (virtually) the world's most supreme group of collegiates (#CohortOne) with whom I laughed and wept. I felt confident, then I was defeated, only to persevere into assuredness. The fall of 2021 and the spring of 2022 were semesters of growth. It has been said that there is a time for every season. This season was one of ...
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