God is Good!

This semester has been really tough on me emotionally. My first placement was really rough and I dealt with a lot of issues most student teachers never experience. I would drive to and from school everyday and just cry. This second placement has been nothing but a blessing which has been so beneficial because I am in the middle of stressing about a job and so forth.

This week in particular I had my last formal observation which I was pretty stressed about, we use a lot of technology in our classes and a lot was not in my control. Technology can always fail and I hadn't really thought about what I would do if it did fail because it never has thus far, thankfully. I had mentioned the observation to some of my students and had talked to the class that was being observed. On Thursday (the day of the observation) a bunch of the girls came up to me that morning before homeroom to give me a pep talk. They were so reassuring and kept telling me that I just needed to be myself because I am great at what I do. I am so blessed to have some of these kids in my life. One of the girls that was giving me the pep talk even came to pray with me before the observation. They just amaze me.

I never thought I would ever want to teach in a Christian school and this placement has completely changed my mind. I think it would be a great experience. I have the utmost respect for the teachers I work with and the parents and their dedication to their children. Not all families are great and I realize that there will always be negatives but this has been such a positive atmosphere and experience for me. I cannot believe I only have two weeks left and then it's over.

On another note, I had a phone interview for a nanny position this week that went really well. Right now she is checking out some references and then wants to set up a meeting once I get to Indy! The job would start as early as Jan. 3rd so I wouldn't have to go too long without some sort of income. I would need to find a second job but this one is only 6 days a month so it would be totally feasible. I'm hoping this all works out but the mother seemed to really be impressed with me which was encouraging.