Teach, Play, Sing

I think the one thing I truly wasn’t prepared for going into student teaching (finished my first full week Friday) was the lack of “me” time. I’m either at school, asleep, or wishing I was asleep during the weekdays.

Don’t get me wrong - I love it so far. I can see where I have so much to learn and a lot of growing to do. But somehow I need to find time for reflection. I’d really like to be more active on this tumblr posting wise, though I know I probably won’t have the time to actively participate with my dashboard.

Oh work/life balance.

The problem with there being so much time in between my last practicum and student teaching is that I get jitters about thinking of stepping into a classroom and taking over.

I know once I get in there and get going and see how things work I’ll be fine. But it’s the next two and a half months-ish until then that I have to be jittery whenever I think about it.

At least this summer I’m finally able to have a job (no place has been willing to hire me for just as summer position before, which was all I was previously around for), plus I’m hoping to get back involved with my local scout troop again.

Question for anyone: did you also work a job while you student taught? Was it difficult to manage both? I’m hoping to work at Pizza Hut while I student teach, for gas money and to hopefully stay off my parent’s budget (who are letting me live at home, generous and, in my mother’s case, clingy people that they are), but I’m worried that I’ll have problems keeping both in balance.

Thoughts? 

A Quick List

1. Congratulations to everyone who has survived their finals week! And if you’re still surviving yours or waiting to begin it, best of luck to you! If I survived my last one, I’m sure you can beat yours, too. (guess where I’ve been for the past week? :P )

2. To anyone who completed a recital this year—congratulations to you as well! And to anyone planning one, best of luck to you! It’s a lot of work, but as I’ve discovered they can also be a lot of fun.

2. Thank you for all the helpful answers to my last question. Looks like pretty much what you were all suggesting—a short blurb about my professional interests and activities related to music and other areas. I had a feeling it wasn’t my life story—but always better safe than sorry.

Summer Project:

texasfirstyearteacher:

learn to sew!

What do you do for yourself during your summers?

On summer break from my college classes, I tend to play all the online games that I don’t play during the year.

So this summer, that means Star Wars: The Old Republic. And possibly more World of Warcraft… I’m not particularly excited about the new expansion, but the rest of my family is, so that probably means they’ll coerce me into playing it.

Why yes, this tumblr is run by an mmo player :P

(Source: thelonestarteacher)

Anyone else love going to their practicums but hate going to their college classes? Definitely feeling it this morning…

Makes me wonder how I’ll approach that someday from the other way around - if I’m excited about teaching a class but student’s aren’t excited to be there, how do I motivate them so they share my enthusiasm?

See, if I’m being apathetic today, at least my brain is on the right track :P

If any of my followers are attending the North Central Division American Choral Director’s Association Convention, look for the incredibly tall brown haired guy in the back row on the right side (from the audience’s perspective) on the opening choir of the opening concert.

That is to say, maybe you’ll see me there!

The choir I’m in is lucky enough to be performing at the convention. And I’m lucky enough to be attending the rest of the convention in Madison, WI as well.

Hopefully I’ll learn some things that I can share on here afterwards!

Farewell for a while, though - we leave tomorrow, so I won’t be back until Monday.