Tonight I'm making this quick because quite frankly I'm just burnt out. This was my day: 6:45 pick up, meetings all day conversing with the entire staff (some in Spanish, some in English), home by 4:30 for an hour, dinner with teachers until 8:30, walked home, bible time, and now it's 9:15 and I desire sleep more than staying awake. The thought of being picked up at 6:42 (yes, that is the time they told me) strongly prompts this desire as well.
However, before I hit the sack, I must resolve the cliff hanger of yesterday! I'm sure the majority of you have checked back several times waiting to hear about my schedule (maybe evening forfeiting sleep), but for those of you who have no clue what I'm talking about, here is my promise from yesterday, "Now that I think of it, I did get my schedule which is INCREDIBLY note worthy, but you'll have to wait for tomorrow." ...Today is yesterday's tomorrow so I must fulfill my word and explain.
I received my schedule. I will be teaching 9th grade science and 10th grade biology! WOO HOO! I'm sure you're all thinking, "wow. that was incredibly note worthy...pause...not" (ha! do your best Borat voice in your mind). Let me divulge more. So at my school there are 7 periods in a day. Each day I have 2 sections of 9th grade science and 2 sections of 10th grade biology. Stop for a moment and do the math (or just peak ahead one sentence and I've done it for you). This means I only teach 4 periods a day and have "off" (off implies I'll really be grading/planning my life away and still have work to bring home) 3 periods. To those of you who are versed in how high schools in the states function, this is just unheard of. Of course there are curriculum meetings, content meetings and lunch duty thrown into those time slots. But you know what there no room for? Complaining on my part.
Another note worthy tid bit is that my schedule changes every day. For example, on Monday my first class is ScienceA during second period but then Tuesday I see my ScienceA group during eighth period (well, actually, as I mentioned earlier, my we only have 7 periods...just trying to keep you on your toesies and your brain in good condition)...but the point is, I see all my classes during different periods every day during the week. Kinda weird. I like routine.
Well I hope you're as satisfied with the big reveal of my schedule as I was when Monica showed me :) And now I bid thee fair night!
However, before I hit the sack, I must resolve the cliff hanger of yesterday! I'm sure the majority of you have checked back several times waiting to hear about my schedule (maybe evening forfeiting sleep), but for those of you who have no clue what I'm talking about, here is my promise from yesterday, "Now that I think of it, I did get my schedule which is INCREDIBLY note worthy, but you'll have to wait for tomorrow." ...Today is yesterday's tomorrow so I must fulfill my word and explain.
I received my schedule. I will be teaching 9th grade science and 10th grade biology! WOO HOO! I'm sure you're all thinking, "wow. that was incredibly note worthy...pause...not" (ha! do your best Borat voice in your mind). Let me divulge more. So at my school there are 7 periods in a day. Each day I have 2 sections of 9th grade science and 2 sections of 10th grade biology. Stop for a moment and do the math (or just peak ahead one sentence and I've done it for you). This means I only teach 4 periods a day and have "off" (off implies I'll really be grading/planning my life away and still have work to bring home) 3 periods. To those of you who are versed in how high schools in the states function, this is just unheard of. Of course there are curriculum meetings, content meetings and lunch duty thrown into those time slots. But you know what there no room for? Complaining on my part.
Another note worthy tid bit is that my schedule changes every day. For example, on Monday my first class is ScienceA during second period but then Tuesday I see my ScienceA group during eighth period (well, actually, as I mentioned earlier, my we only have 7 periods...just trying to keep you on your toesies and your brain in good condition)...but the point is, I see all my classes during different periods every day during the week. Kinda weird. I like routine.
Well I hope you're as satisfied with the big reveal of my schedule as I was when Monica showed me :) And now I bid thee fair night!
Aaaahhh! so exciting! So much time for planning. I can hardly believe it. You will use it all efficiently I'm sure!
ReplyDelete