The kids in my class were a little crazy today, but that's normal for third grade. There's one kid who just gets so antsy. He's also very loud. He seems like a nice kid, though, too. I'm hoping he'll just start to get serious eventually. Today he was just abnormally loud and obnoxious. He got recess taken away today (by the teacher) and was working on the possibility of losing it tomorrow, too. I felt pretty bad for him because I know he probably needs to have some time to get out some energy.
After school today, I met with my cooperating teacher to talk about how she'd like me to do lesson plans. I'm going to start out doing it like she does, and hopefully work toward doing more of my own thing later. I know our school is one of those that is pretty strict about what is being taught, so that will be a struggle, but I can see how she tries to sneakily add to the curriculum to give the students a richer experience. I have gained so much more respect for this woman than I had on Monday. I guess Monday is more of an "introduce what's going on" day, so it seemed so dry and boring and scripted. It's getting much better, though. We did literacy centers today, and even had some art time after the read aloud. It was great.
One of the kids is an amazing artist. Well, I think he is. The most interesting part of his drawings is his process. He make so many details, and will even do sound effects to make the picture come to life. It just amazes me. Here it is:
After supper tonight, which was pretty tasty (pork chops and french fries and broccoli), I came back to the dorm to help with study hour. The girls were a little crazy, but they're all under the age of 11 and probably didn't get to go outside very much today. I guess I'm used to camp and fun things more than being "mom" at a boarding(ish) school. The only thing that stinks is that the teachers expect the students to do things at home with their parents, but the girls who are dorm students only have the dorm aids (4 ladies) and then us 3 ladies from IU. Again, I'm sure this is something I'll adjust to, but I know the girls in my class didn't have time tonight to be drilled on their different math problems tonight. They needed to be kids and run around instead of spending 9+ hours "in school." The girls did get to draw some pictures today, and some of them just warmed my heart. :)
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| I told the girls about how I used to do gymnastics when I was a kid, and they were very interested. One made this picture of all the tricks she could do. |
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| This girl was talking about loving church. She also told me about her rough home life tonight. It was hard to hear, but I was glad she opened up to me. :) |
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| This one is from one of the girls in my class. On the front it said, "love, [her name]. Look on the back." |
After study hour and their half hour play time, the girls were starting to go to bed, and that was my cue to make myself hidden so they could focus on getting to sleep. I came into my room and realized I wanted to go for a walk. I texted one of the other student teachers, Nick, and we went for a walk around the grounds. It was great. We talked about our classrooms, how we're adjusting to life at KCS. It was great to talk to someone my age who is going through a very similar experience. I feel there may be some more walks in the future, especially if we're bouncing lesson ideas off of each other.
Well, tomorrow is another big day, and I get to sleep in until 6 AM!!! Woohoo!
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