Last Blog!

So this is the last blog of the semester!! I kind of liked this project though, it let's you get out anything your feeling. It's a good use of the first amendment ! I do wish, however, that we could have blogged about anything. I think blogging is a good way to stay in touch with distant family members or friends. I think whenever I start my family I'll start blogging about my kids and their lives. I would also use this if I ever study abroad, to keep in touch with my family without making all of those long distance calls!

St. Patty's Day

Slippery Rock, along with many other parts of the country, are filled with Irish shirts and green beer today! College students, and local taverns, really take advantage of the opportunity to have a reason to get drunk on a random weekday. While many find reasons to validate their drinking (passing a test, being done with a class, getting up on time), there is no better reason than a holiday that no one really understands. So, while I sit here and put down those going out tonight, I will more than likely be found at Ginger Hill drinking green beer for no other reason than it's a holiday, and we might as well celebrate!

352 Field

Even though 352 is over for this semester, it is unusual getting used to being able to sleep in until ten. 352 was a good learning class. It allowed the students to learn how to write a proper lesson. In a lot of my phys. ed. classes now I am writing lessons. None of these lessons are similar to 352. Actually, none of these lessons are similar to each other. While they all have the same idea of objectives, anticipatory sets, transitions, etc. The format for all of them are completely different. As a student this is somewhat confusing, but I suppose in the long run it helps us to be well-rounded educators.

Spring at Slippery Rock

After Spring break brings the joy of knowing that the semester is half way over. As much as I want to stay young, I am completely ready to be done with school! I wish I could stay 21 forever, and have a full time teaching job. That would be great! While I am 100% looking forward to spring, I am not looking forward to girls wearing mini skirts and UGG boots. I don't know if that is suppose to be a fashion statement or if they just think that looks cute? I also can't stand when they decide to state this fashion and then complain how cold they are. Hopefully their feet are warm though, because obviously that is the most important part.

Spring Break Gym Goers

There are two weeks during the Spring semester that the gym is completely packed. The first week is the week Spring semester starts, and the second week is the week before Spring break. The first week of workout junkies happens because everyone is starting off their New Year's resolution of looking good. They workout hard for one week out of the year and feel that they have accomplished their goal. The week before Spring break is packed because people think it only takes one week to look good at the beach. They say that they are too busy to workout during other times of the year, but for some reason, the week of midterms they have all the time in the world. Now, usually this just makes me laugh, but when I can't get a treadmill because someone is walking at 3.0 for a mile it starts to bug me. It takes more than a week to get into shape, so for those you think you can do it in a week... you can't.

Almost Spring Break!

Spring Break is probably the best part of any Spring Semester. It is the Christmas of Fall Semester! Only 4 days away, however, I know as soon as it comes it'll be over just as quick. Whenever we get back though, only 8 weeks until the end of this semester, and then one more year until I am out in the real world! It's funny how the first two years of school you don't have too much concern for money. Freshman year I went to Niagara Falls for my 19th birthday, and last year, my roomates from Penn State and I went to Florida! Those were the good days! Now that I know how expensive life really is, and being so close to having a real life, I will spend my Spring Break working... how fun.

352

Teaching students for the first time can be quiet an experience. Some are afraid of you, some are extrememly well behaved, and others will do whatever they can to test you. I've been on 4 Field experience trips for 352 and each class brings different challenges. Most of the students listen out of respect for their teacher, but some students want to push us as far as we can go. I think it is challenging as student teachers because you don't know how much authority you have. You can't tell the kids the will be punshied for misbehaving because you don't have the power to do that. You can't say they are going to fail because you have no control over their grades. I think that whenever I have my class it'll be much easier to control class management because the students will respect me and the ground rules will be set on the first day of classes.