Settling In

So, today was my first full day in my new placement. I got my parking pass, I got my staff ID, and I witnessed my first student fight. I already love it.
I’m trying very hard not to be over-enthusiastic (see how well I’m doing?). I mean, I was sabotaged in my last school [...]

I’ve Got a TON to Tell You…

…but right now, it’s ten past six and I need to get in the shower. Writing here is on my agenda for the day, though, because I’ve got a lot to say (and damned near all of it is good. IMAGINE?!).

Like I Said…FLYING

So, I just got off the phone with a lovely lady from the administration office in my new school district.
She’s home from work with a sinus infection, but she called me anyway (and has retained a quick sense of humor, despite what I’m sure is a monumental headache). I’m going in to meet her [...]

After Weeks of (seemingly) No Movement…

…things are FLYING now.
I had a meeting with the principal this morning. I think it went well, and it seems I was right – I just got a call from one of the assistant principals telling me to expect a call from someone in the administrative office this afternoon. There is a bunch [...]

Ready or Not…

…here I go.
I printed out what I suppose counts as a resume last night. I have a copy of (most of) my transcripts (note to self; call the business office of University and demand my five bucks back: “expedited service” my ass). I’m professionally dressed, put on a little make-up, and smell pretty. [...]

Friday, 8 A.M.

That’s when I have my meeting/interview with the principal of the school where I’m hoping to finish my internship.
I’m not quite fraught with anxiety, but I’m not all smooth hot cocoa about it, either. I mean, there’s the whole “why do you need another internship” question that will need to be answered, and I’m [...]

Still No Word

I’ve still not heard anything about what I’ll be doing this coming semester (which begins, by the way, on Tuesday). Today was kind of interesting, though, so I thought I’d share.
It turns out that I managed to piss people in my former school off SO WELL that I wasn’t even welcomed back into the [...]

Moving On

I just returned from my meeting with Chief Mucky-Muck. It went better than I had expected it would.
He told me that all he’d heard (and all he really wanted to hear) was that there had been an interpersonal problem at the school, and that it had escalated to the point where the school wasn’t [...]

What I Can See From Here…

This afternoon, at one o’clock, I’m going to the University to meet with Chief Mucky-Muck to determine my immediate professional future.
I have no confirmation, at this point, about what the hell happened over the semester break. I haven’t even been in the school for three weeks, but I got a phone call from my [...]

A Second Try

Welcome!
If you stumbled here by accident, I hope you come back to read again. I’m using this space to write and think as I journey through the rest of an internship for a Master’s degree in secondary school education, and I’m interested in getting feedback from my readers. I believe that having [...]