Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
I am going Nucking Futs...
Beautiful, beautiful, bureaucracy...
Nothing like dealing with the public education system to forcibly put one in a serene state of mind. But seriously, if I don't get this teaching license figured out this week I could be shoving off sooner rather than later...
Nothing like dealing with the public education system to forcibly put one in a serene state of mind. But seriously, if I don't get this teaching license figured out this week I could be shoving off sooner rather than later...
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Another manic moment...
Arghh! Teaching certificate issues! Need to get my ass in gear and get several applications done in the next few days. I never cease to amaze myself with my innate ability to procrastinate on the important deadlines. Despite my anxiety I feel all will work out as it's supposed to.
Sunday, October 18, 2009
Another weekend whisked away...
Grade
Grade
Grade some tests
Quickly on this day
Merrily
Merrily
Merrily
Midterms were graded today!
Today I wrapped up the grading for the first quarter of my teaching adventure (yay!). I have managed to find a happy medium between going over every answer with a fine tooth comb and just giving a cursory glance. My student's scores were about what I expected, though I was pleasantly surprised when I read the essays. Most of them were well thought out and organized! I never cease to be amazed by my students!
I find myself constantly being reminded of my perceived inability to interact with others in a meaningful way. Take for example this past Saturday night. I went to a gathering of like minded folks, Gallup Trails 2010 to be exact. The whole time I was there I felt myself on the periphery of my comfort zone. I wasn't having a full blow anxiety attack, yet I found myself unable to approach people so as to make their acquaintance. Instead I spent the evening "floating" around the crowd, attempting to look like I had somewhere to go and someone to talk to. I am thankful that the ride up there took so long, lest I would have been unable to function at the minimal level I found myself operating. Despite the paralyzing self awareness I found myself engaged with, I fully believe that I need to experience these momentary discomforts so as to get over my fear of social interaction. For this I am grateful to both Travis and Whitney for prying me out of my comfort zone for the evening.
Grade
Grade some tests
Quickly on this day
Merrily
Merrily
Merrily
Midterms were graded today!
Today I wrapped up the grading for the first quarter of my teaching adventure (yay!). I have managed to find a happy medium between going over every answer with a fine tooth comb and just giving a cursory glance. My student's scores were about what I expected, though I was pleasantly surprised when I read the essays. Most of them were well thought out and organized! I never cease to be amazed by my students!
I find myself constantly being reminded of my perceived inability to interact with others in a meaningful way. Take for example this past Saturday night. I went to a gathering of like minded folks, Gallup Trails 2010 to be exact. The whole time I was there I felt myself on the periphery of my comfort zone. I wasn't having a full blow anxiety attack, yet I found myself unable to approach people so as to make their acquaintance. Instead I spent the evening "floating" around the crowd, attempting to look like I had somewhere to go and someone to talk to. I am thankful that the ride up there took so long, lest I would have been unable to function at the minimal level I found myself operating. Despite the paralyzing self awareness I found myself engaged with, I fully believe that I need to experience these momentary discomforts so as to get over my fear of social interaction. For this I am grateful to both Travis and Whitney for prying me out of my comfort zone for the evening.
Saturday, October 17, 2009
Wonderful New Mexico Weekends
Finally the weekend is upon students and teachers everywhere. Overall the week went well, nothing too hectic. The quarter ended smoothly with a unit test on Ecology, my favorite topic to teach. Unfortunately the averages where lower than I would have liked to see on the test, oh well maybe the kids will make up for the poor scores on the multiple choice section by coming through strong on the essay portion (to be graded tomorrow!).
New Mexico is cooling off slowly. Mornings are in the 40's with afternoons getting into the 60's. I forgot how cool nights get at 6,500 ft. It definitely makes dressing for work interesting, my room is freezing in the morning and hot box by noon. My students are not shy about letting me know that my room is uncomfortable.
Today I will be heading to McGaffey Wildlife Center for the annual Gallup Trails 2010 "shin-dig". It's a celebration of mountain biking, good food and local brews (I will be abstaining of course). See below for more information if anyone is interested.
http://www.galluptrails2010.com/
I haven't found a good deal on a trail bike yet, for that matter I still am procrastinating on gtting my $80 commuter bike in serviceable shape!
Overall my experiences here in Gallup have ranged from the absurd to the truly enlightening. I am forced by the nature of my surroundings to constantly be looking inward, while always being aware of the outward.
New Mexico is cooling off slowly. Mornings are in the 40's with afternoons getting into the 60's. I forgot how cool nights get at 6,500 ft. It definitely makes dressing for work interesting, my room is freezing in the morning and hot box by noon. My students are not shy about letting me know that my room is uncomfortable.
Today I will be heading to McGaffey Wildlife Center for the annual Gallup Trails 2010 "shin-dig". It's a celebration of mountain biking, good food and local brews (I will be abstaining of course). See below for more information if anyone is interested.
http://www.galluptrails2010.com/
I haven't found a good deal on a trail bike yet, for that matter I still am procrastinating on gtting my $80 commuter bike in serviceable shape!
Overall my experiences here in Gallup have ranged from the absurd to the truly enlightening. I am forced by the nature of my surroundings to constantly be looking inward, while always being aware of the outward.
Thursday, October 15, 2009
Arghh.... another day over at last!
Why am I doing this? Why did I pack pack up my car and move across the country to take a job I hadn't the foggiest idea how to do? Oh yeah that's right, it was the logical thing to do....
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