Ok, ok…an update

Well I realize that I have a hard time keeping this thing updated. So there has been a lot of things happening lately. Life seems crazy at the moment and all too busy to be honest. Lately I’ve felt like I’m running around like a crazy person trying to get so many things done at one time! It’s nuts!

We’ll start with work. For now, I’m still working at CBRE Monday – Wednesday. It is always great to be here, and of course it doesn’t hurt that I am making a little extra money right now. Once I get in the full swing of student teaching I plan to work 10 hours a week from school. We’ll see how that goes. I am going to have to be a MUCH better steward of my time. I have a feeling I’ll need to literally plan out every second of my day in order to pack in all the things I need to do. It’s possible, but it will take a lot of self control and work.

Now school. I’m so close to the finish line that I almost feel like I’ve already crossed it. Right now I am finishing up my methods course for teaching math in middle schools, there is only three weeks left of this…during which I have about 10 projects/papers to complete. Gross. It basically involves jumping through hoops so that Purdue will give me my degree. I’ll do whatever it takes! Just the other day I received an email from my academic advisor saying that my name is listed for a December graduate, and to clarify that I’ll be getting a degree in math education and a minor in psychology…to which I of course replied…”YES, that is correct…can’t wait to be done!”

I’ve also been visiting my classroom quite a bit in the last few weeks. I am so excited! I have a great cooperating teacher, a great university supervisor, and a super group of kids! Tecumseh seems like a super school and I’m thrilled to be able to “work” there. I am ready. I am also very pleased that I have a SMARTboard in my classroom!!! Yeah for integrating technology effortlessly:) I need to come up with a plan to learn all of my students’ names…all 130 of them. That will be quite a task.

God has been blessing me like crazy! I can feel His hand directing my path and I prepare for a future that isn’t so clear to see at this point. My current employer has informed me that they would love to keep my “on board” as long as possible…and definitely through next summer. Amazing. I also found out that Tecumseh will have two math positions opening for the 2009 school year…so that is really good news. I’m trying to explore options right now. I have a lot of contacts within several school systems in Indiana, so things are looking good right now. I don’t know where I want to move when I graduate…but WesLaffy is looking pretty good. I love Kossuth, and would be blessed at the opportunity to stay here and grow more! I’m also looking the possibility of private tutoring for Sylvan Learning Center when I graduate. I’m thinking this would be a great option from January-May of next year or until I can land a full time teaching position.

And some random thoughts to close my post:

1. I shared an amazing math joke with my co-workers, and they simply stared at me like I was crazy. Sad.

2. My “Math Teacher’s book of lists” should be coming in the mail today. I’m pretty excited!!!

3. Don’t ever, under any circumstance, spill milk in your vehicle. It is NASTY MCNASTY…and a pain to clean up. Not to mention it smells worse than anything you could imagine. The advice of my colleagues was to either burn my car, or sell it. Ha. How sad…I’ve only had it for two months But the smell is improving…little by little.

So many things to think about…but NOTHING to worry about!!! Praise God for His peace, guidance, and grace in my life! He’s got it ALL under control.