Well, a quick little post before I head to bed early. I have been writing down funny things my students write for their spelling sentence homework on Thursdays, but unfortunately, that list is at school... so someday soon I will post those.
But, a few things:
1) This weekend I spent the weekend in Dripping Springs, TX for section retreat. I hate driving, and driving that far after a full week of work is just hard for me, so I asked my trusty co-leader who loves to drive and has driven my car before to drive. So, he did with great pleasure. As we rode back, I was in the backseat again with some friends and decided to pull out this little booklet thing behind the driver's seat and see what it was. It was the booklet from the 2nd Annual Science of Wondering Action Research Symposium in May. I read a few from it and was really encouraged. It reminded me of the great zeal I had for teaching just 11 months ago. I realized that what I had written for "Future Implications" was a lot more lofty than I had anticipated. But, I also realized that I could try harder to attain what I had planned to implement as a teacher this year. So, expect some changes people!
2) That's one thing I love about teaching: the opportunities every day to reevaluate and change what's happening in my career. Getting in a rut is really a choice I think.
3) Some things I was thinking about today: If parents only knew what their children really saw and understand and tell their teachers! It breaks my heart a little bit. A student talked to me today about seeing his/her father drunk this past weekend, how he yelled at his/her mother over the phone and how father flirted with someone. Not once in my childhood did I hear my dad yell at my mom, nor have I ever seen either of my parents drunk (even to this point in my life!), nor did I even KNOW the word "flirt" when I was in 2nd grade... I probably didn't know "drunk" either. If there's anything I can say that a parent would hear and maybe even heed: Your little "babies" are not babies anymore--- they hear what you say, they see what you do and they feel the implications of all of it. "Live your lives not as unwise, but as wise, making the most of every opportunity, for the days are evil. Therefore, do not be foolish, but know what the Lord's will is."- Ephesians 5:15-17 Now, also, let me say that I do not expect all parents to live by these words. After all, the Lost will do Lost things-- I do not, and cannot, expect Lost parents to do Christian things.
That's all for tonight--- I hope nobody is offended. :-)
Monday, November 1, 2010
Monday, October 25, 2010
An update? Sure, why not.
Well, it's been quite some time since I last updated... so here are some fun things.
1) I FINISHED THE FIRST 9 WEEKS!!!! WOOO HOOO! Most of my kids did well, and parent conferences were so good! I actually really enjoyed getting to know parents better and getting to talk with them without their student around. One thing I love about RAPS is that this was NOT the first time I had met any of the parents because of other things we have offered and required.
2) My kids are still hilarious and still a challenge. We are learning how to control our arms and legs.... one day we had a conversation about sportsmanship after one student pulled another down by their shirt collar.... immediately I was reminded of one of my favorite commercials of all time where Peyton, Cooper and Eli Manning are playing football in the backyard as young boys and Peyton gets drug down by his shirt collar. He shouts, "You can't grab by the neck! That's not fair!" So, we talked about why men in the NFL don't pull each other down by their collars. We've also learned that it's never ok to punch a classmate... or be sarcastic or sassy... or just downright disrespectful.
Obviously, those are the challenging things. All of my kids have their sweet, hilarious moments. For example, one sweet, innocent child was tardy to school one morning. He'd never been tardy before-- he walked into my room and handed me his tardy slip...... and with a sad, hurt look on his face, he said, "Miss Koontz, why'd they call me tardy?"... I'm pretty sure he thought "tardy" was slang for "retarded" lol. It was pretty cute.
3) I've found some great mentorship/friendship in the mom of 2 of my friends, Jamin and Kristen Daly. I lead lifegroup with Kristen my Junior and Senior year of college, and led lifegroup with Jamin the second semester of my Senior year and all of this year so far. Their mom, Kathy, was a 3rd grade teacher for many years in New Mexico and I heard legendary stories about her for years. I've had the privilege of meeting her many times in college, but since she's retired and I've become a teacher, she's been so kind to offer me her wisdom via facebook and visits to Waco to see Jamin. I am really so, so thankful for her! And another tidbit about Kathy-- she was here visiting Jamin for Parents Weekend at Baylor-- which was conveniently the weekend my dad announced he was divorcing my mom. Church that Sunday was so hard to not cry through, and I sat next to Kathy. I cried a lot, and she put her arm around me and I felt so comforted. :-) It's the little things, ya know. ;-)
4) I still hate grading homework--- I don't know why... it's just so tedious. It's funny though, 2 of my friends have offered, excitedly, to do it for me. Watch out Laura and Jeff--- someday I might take you up on it!
5) Reading is the content area that I could use more assistance in. On average, on each reading test, about 35% of my kids fail... at least 15% of those would pass if they would follow instructions and write complete sentences. The others are really struggling with vocabulary, comprehension and writing complete sentences. Luckily, we have 2 awesome reading specialists who help out some of these wonderful kiddos. And if anyone from Baylor is reading this, please don't be offended. I do not feel ill-equipped to teach them-- somehow many of these punkins are passing for the quarter... and if I factor in the other 2nd grade class, we probably have 35-40% of our grade struggling on the tests... and some grades above ours have ditched the tests from the curriculum and made their own because the tests are just so obscure. This is the first year for this curriculum, so nobody really has a huge bag of tricks in this department. But my bag of tricks is definitely the least full at this point.
That's all I really have energy for-- so I hope whoever reads this enjoys this little insight into the life of a first year teacher.
1) I FINISHED THE FIRST 9 WEEKS!!!! WOOO HOOO! Most of my kids did well, and parent conferences were so good! I actually really enjoyed getting to know parents better and getting to talk with them without their student around. One thing I love about RAPS is that this was NOT the first time I had met any of the parents because of other things we have offered and required.
2) My kids are still hilarious and still a challenge. We are learning how to control our arms and legs.... one day we had a conversation about sportsmanship after one student pulled another down by their shirt collar.... immediately I was reminded of one of my favorite commercials of all time where Peyton, Cooper and Eli Manning are playing football in the backyard as young boys and Peyton gets drug down by his shirt collar. He shouts, "You can't grab by the neck! That's not fair!" So, we talked about why men in the NFL don't pull each other down by their collars. We've also learned that it's never ok to punch a classmate... or be sarcastic or sassy... or just downright disrespectful.
Obviously, those are the challenging things. All of my kids have their sweet, hilarious moments. For example, one sweet, innocent child was tardy to school one morning. He'd never been tardy before-- he walked into my room and handed me his tardy slip...... and with a sad, hurt look on his face, he said, "Miss Koontz, why'd they call me tardy?"... I'm pretty sure he thought "tardy" was slang for "retarded" lol. It was pretty cute.
3) I've found some great mentorship/friendship in the mom of 2 of my friends, Jamin and Kristen Daly. I lead lifegroup with Kristen my Junior and Senior year of college, and led lifegroup with Jamin the second semester of my Senior year and all of this year so far. Their mom, Kathy, was a 3rd grade teacher for many years in New Mexico and I heard legendary stories about her for years. I've had the privilege of meeting her many times in college, but since she's retired and I've become a teacher, she's been so kind to offer me her wisdom via facebook and visits to Waco to see Jamin. I am really so, so thankful for her! And another tidbit about Kathy-- she was here visiting Jamin for Parents Weekend at Baylor-- which was conveniently the weekend my dad announced he was divorcing my mom. Church that Sunday was so hard to not cry through, and I sat next to Kathy. I cried a lot, and she put her arm around me and I felt so comforted. :-) It's the little things, ya know. ;-)
4) I still hate grading homework--- I don't know why... it's just so tedious. It's funny though, 2 of my friends have offered, excitedly, to do it for me. Watch out Laura and Jeff--- someday I might take you up on it!
5) Reading is the content area that I could use more assistance in. On average, on each reading test, about 35% of my kids fail... at least 15% of those would pass if they would follow instructions and write complete sentences. The others are really struggling with vocabulary, comprehension and writing complete sentences. Luckily, we have 2 awesome reading specialists who help out some of these wonderful kiddos. And if anyone from Baylor is reading this, please don't be offended. I do not feel ill-equipped to teach them-- somehow many of these punkins are passing for the quarter... and if I factor in the other 2nd grade class, we probably have 35-40% of our grade struggling on the tests... and some grades above ours have ditched the tests from the curriculum and made their own because the tests are just so obscure. This is the first year for this curriculum, so nobody really has a huge bag of tricks in this department. But my bag of tricks is definitely the least full at this point.
That's all I really have energy for-- so I hope whoever reads this enjoys this little insight into the life of a first year teacher.
Thursday, September 23, 2010
Ohh the ups and downs of teaching
It's amazing how horrible one week can be and how awesome the next week can be! One of my little punkins that wasn't so great last week has had an INCREDIBLE week this week! She usually "signs the book" 20-30 times a week, so far this week? ONCE! :-) We have a deal that I'll buy her a Junie B. Jones book if she has a spectacular week-- which I said after her awesome day on Monday. :-) Looks like I'll be at Barnes and Noble this weekend! PRAISE THE LORD! I'm so proud of all my students and realizing this week how much I really do love them, even when things are hard. I feel like I may have found my "teacher voice" with them finally, after 3 years of practice! (Thanks, Baylor, for shortening the process for my professional career.) Things are just really great overall. God is so good, so faithful. Things are really hard too, now that I think about it, but God is so good that my heart is able to have joy through it all. Even though I cry a lot--- and definitely every sermon since my dad announced the divorce. But the good news is: He's GOOD!!!!!!!! He's good! He's good! GOD IS GOOD!
On that note, this week, I'm teaching about India, and focusing on Hinduism and Buddhism, which I do my best to teach unbiasedly. Today, I was reviewing the names of the Holy and Sacred Books for Hindus, and one of my students said, "The Bible". I clarified that Hindus do not believe in the Bible, which was met with about 12 or 13 gasps. A few students said to those around them, "What? I don't believe in it either..." Which was again, met by many gasps from their peers. Soooo I'm hoping that maybe a little evangelical fire will be lit among my little world changers and that I'll see some salvations come through these little ones!
On that note, this week, I'm teaching about India, and focusing on Hinduism and Buddhism, which I do my best to teach unbiasedly. Today, I was reviewing the names of the Holy and Sacred Books for Hindus, and one of my students said, "The Bible". I clarified that Hindus do not believe in the Bible, which was met with about 12 or 13 gasps. A few students said to those around them, "What? I don't believe in it either..." Which was again, met by many gasps from their peers. Soooo I'm hoping that maybe a little evangelical fire will be lit among my little world changers and that I'll see some salvations come through these little ones!
Jeremiah 30:
18 "This is what the LORD says:
" 'I will restore the fortunes of Jacob's tents
and have compassion on his dwellings;
the city will be rebuilt on her ruins,
and the palace will stand in its proper place.
" 'I will restore the fortunes of Jacob's tents
and have compassion on his dwellings;
the city will be rebuilt on her ruins,
and the palace will stand in its proper place.
19 From them will come songs of thanksgiving
and the sound of rejoicing.
I will add to their numbers,
and they will not be decreased;
I will bring them honor,
and they will not be disdained.
and the sound of rejoicing.
I will add to their numbers,
and they will not be decreased;
I will bring them honor,
and they will not be disdained.
20 Their children will be as in days of old,
and their community will be established before me;
I will punish all who oppress them.
and their community will be established before me;
I will punish all who oppress them.
21 Their leader will be one of their own;
their ruler will arise from among them.
I will bring him near and he will come close to me,
for who is he who will devote himself
to be close to me?'
declares the LORD.
their ruler will arise from among them.
I will bring him near and he will come close to me,
for who is he who will devote himself
to be close to me?'
declares the LORD.
22 " 'So you will be my people,
and I will be your God.' "
and I will be your God.' "
Yep, I'll take it.... this is my prayer for this season of my life.
Oh yeah, and TOMS shoes tweeted a picture of my desk!!! Woo hooo!
TOMSshoes
Maybe teachers don't want apples anymore... This 2nd grade teacher reps TOMS in her classroom!http://twitpic.com/2qxtd6
Oh yeah, and TOMS shoes tweeted a picture of my desk!!! Woo hooo!
TOMSshoes
Maybe teachers don't want apples anymore... This 2nd grade teacher reps TOMS in her classroom!http://twitpic.com/2qxtd6
Friday, September 17, 2010
I cry a lot.
Well, if you know me at all, you probably know that I cry a lot. About almost everything. Tears are my default when I'm sad, angry, frustrated, excited, laughing, "touched", etc. So to you who know this about me, it probably comes as no shock that I cried in my Master Teacher's office. (She is basically the Principal, just a different title and slightly different job description.) There are kind of some hard things going on in my personal life, which make things hard at the most inconvenient times, and having 16 sets of parents to deal with just adds to the problem. Don't get me wrong, I love my job most days; but most days this week, I felt utterly defeated and hopeless, to be quite frank. So here's what I have learned:
1. I NEED JESUS to speak identity and purpose over every single day of my life.
2. Teaching is [possibly the only] one profession where it is encouraged to cry in your boss's office.
3. Parents HATE new, first-year teachers.... or maybe just teachers in general... I'll get back to you on that in a few years.... assuming I don't botch this one.
4. I'm still learning how to be a grown-up, let alone a grown-up who is responsible for 16 little ones.
5. I have yet to "find" my "teacher voice".
6. Being small in stature really does make a difference in the respect people give you automatically--- and laws of society and government and the ghetto leave disrespected, condemned, small people up a creek without a paddle.
7. There is a logical reason most teachers are married... of course, I can't be 100% sure that being married would make dealing with all of these emotions and hostility from parents any easier... but part of me thinks having someone who always believed in me and told me every now and then and hugged me when I cried and listened to my frustrations would help.
8. Not being married, never teaching as "teacher-of-record" before, paying my bills by myself only a few weeks ago for the FIRST time has left me pretty immature--- which to parents and others, really doesn't matter.
9. My students really do learn better all facing one direction in rows of 2 or 3 desks.
10. The tighter I get on my rules and procedures, the more respect my students have for them--- and the more fun we can have later.
Now, do I mean any of this to be a pity-party, or a woe-is-me speech? Absolutely not. I'm just writing down the realities of how I feel as a first year teacher. Sometimes I get discouraged and feel like I'm ruining 16 lives and careers along the way. But then, at the end of the day, the students go home.... I grade papers, record grades, prepare activities, reevaluate my own teaching, make necessary changes, and analyze how I can improve and make little baby steps of change every day. And each morning, the students all return, with their homework in hand, completed and done well, ready to learn again.... and then I realize, all the struggles of each day are worth it. Whether anyone else can see it or not, I see it.
A few goals for this next week:
1. Be more assertive and authoritative--- not dictatorial, but respect-worthy.... in some cultures, respect is not an inalienable right. :-)
2. Find MY "teacher voice".
3. Teach each day differently than any other day, because each day IS different and deserves to be treated as such.
4. Ask more questions and ask for help... otherwise, lay down my pride/ lift my self-esteem/lower self-condemnation.
I guess 4 goals is enough for 5 days. :-)
Pray. for. me. please.
Well, I suppose that's all I have in my heart to pour out publicly today.
1. I NEED JESUS to speak identity and purpose over every single day of my life.
2. Teaching is [possibly the only] one profession where it is encouraged to cry in your boss's office.
3. Parents HATE new, first-year teachers.... or maybe just teachers in general... I'll get back to you on that in a few years.... assuming I don't botch this one.
4. I'm still learning how to be a grown-up, let alone a grown-up who is responsible for 16 little ones.
5. I have yet to "find" my "teacher voice".
6. Being small in stature really does make a difference in the respect people give you automatically--- and laws of society and government and the ghetto leave disrespected, condemned, small people up a creek without a paddle.
7. There is a logical reason most teachers are married... of course, I can't be 100% sure that being married would make dealing with all of these emotions and hostility from parents any easier... but part of me thinks having someone who always believed in me and told me every now and then and hugged me when I cried and listened to my frustrations would help.
8. Not being married, never teaching as "teacher-of-record" before, paying my bills by myself only a few weeks ago for the FIRST time has left me pretty immature--- which to parents and others, really doesn't matter.
9. My students really do learn better all facing one direction in rows of 2 or 3 desks.
10. The tighter I get on my rules and procedures, the more respect my students have for them--- and the more fun we can have later.
Now, do I mean any of this to be a pity-party, or a woe-is-me speech? Absolutely not. I'm just writing down the realities of how I feel as a first year teacher. Sometimes I get discouraged and feel like I'm ruining 16 lives and careers along the way. But then, at the end of the day, the students go home.... I grade papers, record grades, prepare activities, reevaluate my own teaching, make necessary changes, and analyze how I can improve and make little baby steps of change every day. And each morning, the students all return, with their homework in hand, completed and done well, ready to learn again.... and then I realize, all the struggles of each day are worth it. Whether anyone else can see it or not, I see it.
A few goals for this next week:
1. Be more assertive and authoritative--- not dictatorial, but respect-worthy.... in some cultures, respect is not an inalienable right. :-)
2. Find MY "teacher voice".
3. Teach each day differently than any other day, because each day IS different and deserves to be treated as such.
4. Ask more questions and ask for help... otherwise, lay down my pride/ lift my self-esteem/lower self-condemnation.
I guess 4 goals is enough for 5 days. :-)
Pray. for. me. please.
Well, I suppose that's all I have in my heart to pour out publicly today.
Friday, September 3, 2010
I hate being a grown up.
Well, I've learned many things this week about being a Grown Up.
1. Getting your first paycheck is exciting AND terrifying.
2. Going out to dinner for the first time after you get your first paycheck is also terrifying. Can I afford a $5.36 dinner?!?! Yeah. But still. (Sam's on the Square on 4th and Austin-- SO GOOD and cheap!)
3. Regardless of where you live, the whole world works on Eastern Standard Time. For example, when you can't remember your credit card password and get locked out online and have to call, they're not really that helpful... because it's 5:15 in New York City, and the person you're speaking to in Bangalore... well... it's probably 8 or 9 pm there.
4. Your body gets more tired after you hit 22 1/2. ;-) Kind of a joke, but really.
5. Credit cards really may be a waste... what's the point anyway when you have the money in a checking account at the moment you're using the credit card?
6. Even if you're not married or even close to becoming married, your parents will STILL turn your bedroom into a guest bedroom-- even if that makes 2 guest bedrooms in the house. (I'm not super offended, just caught off guard a bit.)
7. It's even more important now than in college to make special time for friends.
a) I don't see them on campus, because I don't GO to campus anymore
b) and my days are so draining sometimes that I just need a good laugh or a good friend!
8. College roommates really are great to have around after college. :-)
That's all for now. I hope someone is reading this and at least getting a good giggle or something.
1. Getting your first paycheck is exciting AND terrifying.
2. Going out to dinner for the first time after you get your first paycheck is also terrifying. Can I afford a $5.36 dinner?!?! Yeah. But still. (Sam's on the Square on 4th and Austin-- SO GOOD and cheap!)
3. Regardless of where you live, the whole world works on Eastern Standard Time. For example, when you can't remember your credit card password and get locked out online and have to call, they're not really that helpful... because it's 5:15 in New York City, and the person you're speaking to in Bangalore... well... it's probably 8 or 9 pm there.
4. Your body gets more tired after you hit 22 1/2. ;-) Kind of a joke, but really.
5. Credit cards really may be a waste... what's the point anyway when you have the money in a checking account at the moment you're using the credit card?
6. Even if you're not married or even close to becoming married, your parents will STILL turn your bedroom into a guest bedroom-- even if that makes 2 guest bedrooms in the house. (I'm not super offended, just caught off guard a bit.)
7. It's even more important now than in college to make special time for friends.
a) I don't see them on campus, because I don't GO to campus anymore
b) and my days are so draining sometimes that I just need a good laugh or a good friend!
8. College roommates really are great to have around after college. :-)
That's all for now. I hope someone is reading this and at least getting a good giggle or something.
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
Latest funny stories
Well, it's almost 10 pm, and I'm actually HOME! PRAISE THE LORD! I LOVE WEDNESDAYS! By popular demand (Molly...) I'm posting briefly before I take a shower, blow dry my hair and go to bed. See, I have to straighten my hair tomorrow because it's Meet the Teacher Night! Yep, 3 weeks into school-- so it's kind of a Meet the Teacher and Established Classroom with Samples of Student Work Night. :-) Can't wait though!!!
Two funny stories for now:
1) Student 1: "Miss Koontz, I need to go take my medicine."
Me: "*little giggle* You don't take medicine...."
Student 2: "I take medicine!!!"
Me: "Yes, you do."
Student 2: "Yeah, I'm HD!... A?........... H?"
Me: "You mean ADHD?"
Student 2: "YEAH! THAT! I'M ADHD!!!"
Me: "*giggle* Yes, yes you are."
2) The past 2 weeks we have been studying world geography in Social Studies. We were talking about the continents this day. Students began to wonder about how the continents got to be where they are and what they are. This is one sweet little answer:
"No! He ['he' is never specified, just go with it-- my guess is that the student was talking about God] made the continents a couple seconds off. See, first he said, 'Let there be Europe!' Then he said, 'Let there be Asia!'" Me: "Do you mean, 'Let there be light?'" Student: "No... [seemingly un-phased by the question] Then he said 'Let there be Africa' and he just kept going and that's why the continents are a couple seconds off each other."
:-) Sorry for the brevity, but I hope you enjoyed just a little glimpse into my daily life.
Two funny stories for now:
1) Student 1: "Miss Koontz, I need to go take my medicine."
Me: "*little giggle* You don't take medicine...."
Student 2: "I take medicine!!!"
Me: "Yes, you do."
Student 2: "Yeah, I'm HD!... A?........... H?"
Me: "You mean ADHD?"
Student 2: "YEAH! THAT! I'M ADHD!!!"
Me: "*giggle* Yes, yes you are."
2) The past 2 weeks we have been studying world geography in Social Studies. We were talking about the continents this day. Students began to wonder about how the continents got to be where they are and what they are. This is one sweet little answer:
"No! He ['he' is never specified, just go with it-- my guess is that the student was talking about God] made the continents a couple seconds off. See, first he said, 'Let there be Europe!' Then he said, 'Let there be Asia!'" Me: "Do you mean, 'Let there be light?'" Student: "No... [seemingly un-phased by the question] Then he said 'Let there be Africa' and he just kept going and that's why the continents are a couple seconds off each other."
:-) Sorry for the brevity, but I hope you enjoyed just a little glimpse into my daily life.
Friday, August 20, 2010
The "Real World"... is real.
Well, first let me say that I'm still trying to figure out how to make this look better. But, I have little patience for technology and looking through little HTML codes to find a misplaced semicolon. :-)
I have just completed my first full week as a grown-up! I have 16 beautiful students this year and I am very excited to see where we will go this year! I have quite the diverse classroom, which is not what I expected, but I am very excited about it. I have a large population of African-American students, with a little Mexican, Haitian and Singapore-i-an? mixed in. :-) I love this age because they are still so eager to learn, even if they can be attention demanders and broken people.
This past week has already been a tremendous learning experience. So, I'll just list what I've learned.
1. Be flexible has taken on new meaning in the context of teaching. My professors at Baylor really weren't kidding when they said "You need to be ready for anything; you never know when Administration will come to you at the last minute and ask you to make a big change."
2. It's easy to be flexible when you're a first year teacher.... well, at least for me. I came in with a pretty blank slate, admitting that I really don't know anything about teaching--- even with 7 semesters and one summer of preparation. So "change" didn't really feel like change because I hadn't become too attached to anything yet.
3. Transitions and pacing are still hard--- even with 2nd graders.... even after a 1 year internship.
4. My dad's money spent at Baylor was worth it. Even in the "Parent Communication Log" and lesson reflections. Turns out, they make you do those things as a paid teacher too! ;-)
Two statements that have really impacted my teaching this first week:
~"When they stand at the threshold of that door, and you have that moment, where in your heart you say, 'If you walk through that door, I'll give my life for you....'" --Carl Gulley at Lifegroup leader training Spring 2010
~"It's never been about me anyway." -- A missionary as quoted by Carl Gulley
I have just completed my first full week as a grown-up! I have 16 beautiful students this year and I am very excited to see where we will go this year! I have quite the diverse classroom, which is not what I expected, but I am very excited about it. I have a large population of African-American students, with a little Mexican, Haitian and Singapore-i-an? mixed in. :-) I love this age because they are still so eager to learn, even if they can be attention demanders and broken people.
This past week has already been a tremendous learning experience. So, I'll just list what I've learned.
1. Be flexible has taken on new meaning in the context of teaching. My professors at Baylor really weren't kidding when they said "You need to be ready for anything; you never know when Administration will come to you at the last minute and ask you to make a big change."
2. It's easy to be flexible when you're a first year teacher.... well, at least for me. I came in with a pretty blank slate, admitting that I really don't know anything about teaching--- even with 7 semesters and one summer of preparation. So "change" didn't really feel like change because I hadn't become too attached to anything yet.
3. Transitions and pacing are still hard--- even with 2nd graders.... even after a 1 year internship.
4. My dad's money spent at Baylor was worth it. Even in the "Parent Communication Log" and lesson reflections. Turns out, they make you do those things as a paid teacher too! ;-)
Two statements that have really impacted my teaching this first week:
~"When they stand at the threshold of that door, and you have that moment, where in your heart you say, 'If you walk through that door, I'll give my life for you....'" --Carl Gulley at Lifegroup leader training Spring 2010
~"It's never been about me anyway." -- A missionary as quoted by Carl Gulley
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