Last week, I hit a pretty large milestone for myself. I took my last ever final! Even though I am still technically a college student, I will not have to take any more actual classes or finals. All I have left to do before I graduate in May is complete my student teaching and write … Continue reading College
About a month ago, I wrote on my middle school practicum experience. I spent 4 and a half weeks in a high school classroom and I got to experience and love all of them. It was such a wonderful time, and I just enjoyed being in a high school classroom. I wanted to use today's … Continue reading My High School Practicum Experience
Last year, I did a post on gratitude and shared what I was thankful for. (Read it: https://battlekimoftherepublic.com/2018/11/20/gratitude/). This year, it's a lot harder to determine what to write because all the same stuff rings true from last year. However, there are a few things I want to add to this year's list: Teaching- This … Continue reading Thankfulness
As I mentioned last week, I spent the past 4 weeks in a 6th grade classroom for my first practicum rotation. Honestly, going into it, I didn't expect to get much out of it. I pretty much had my heart set on teaching high school. But now, I'm not sure that's entirely the case. I … Continue reading My Middle School Practicum Experience
I am in my fourth and final week of my middle school practicum. For those of you who are not familiar with teacher vernacular, let me explain what practicum is. Practicum is done before you student teach to give you some experience in a real classroom. You co-teach and assist and hopefully teach on your … Continue reading The ONE Big Thing People Don’t Tell you about Teaching
You know what's really cool? Seeing yourself make progress and accomplish things you never thought you could do! When I started college three years ago, I had no idea what I wanted to do besides be a history teacher. Then I found out we had to add concentrations. I took geography, psychology, and sociology my … Continue reading Accomplishments and Progress
This is my third semester being a TA for an introductory history course. I did a post last year around this time called "Advice from a TA" (read it here). I think a lot of these points are relevant a year later. I want to rehash these as well as add more that I have … Continue reading 10 Tips from a TA
Starting a new week of college is a crazy experience! There is so much to do, see, and learn. People often refer to the first week of classes as "Syllabus Week," because professors often go over the syllabus in the first couple of days of the semester. Most of the time, professors try to ease … Continue reading Surviving the First Week of a New School Year
School is starting soon for a lot of places. Many high schools have started or are starting this week, and colleges are not far behind. I'm entering my senior year of college, so hopefully by now I have figured some things out. What I want to do today is unpack my backpack, similar to showing … Continue reading My College Backpack
I don't know how much you listen to country music, but there's a pretty popular song out there by Thomas Rhett called "Life Changes". It's super cute and talks about his life story. But I really like the chorus. A couple lines say "You never know what's gonna happen. You make your plans and you … Continue reading Life Changes
