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| Tweet Topic Started: Jul 17 2015, 04:57 PM (121 Views) | |
| Roctopus | Jul 17 2015, 04:57 PM Post #1 |
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I've got good news guys! I just got my grade for my spring classes and summer class. "A" in Teaching & Learning and "A-'s" in Teaching Diverse Learners and Exceptionalities (Teaching Students w/ Disabilities.) I've been working my butt off this year, so this is pretty gratifying. (Believe it or not, this was my 11th year of college!) |
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| Tybee | Jul 17 2015, 05:28 PM Post #2 |
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Congrats! That's very commendable. |
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| Guest | Jul 17 2015, 07:43 PM Post #3 |
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Congrats, indeed -- those are excellent grades. After 11 years, you must be anxious to finish -- how many more years before you graduate? |
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| Guest | Jul 17 2015, 07:46 PM Post #4 |
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What did you get in Spitwad Deflection? |
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| Guest | Jul 18 2015, 12:02 AM Post #5 |
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Congratulations. |
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| Erna | Jul 18 2015, 03:23 AM Post #6 |
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Excellent, OP, but it means nothing unless it can be translated into $$$$ very soon. |
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| Guest | Jul 18 2015, 08:57 AM Post #7 |
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OO, you could teach Engrish to Asian children. The world is your pearl, girl! |
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| Roctopus | Jul 20 2015, 09:54 PM Post #8 |
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I have about two more years in this program (Masters in Teaching), so the total will be 13 years of college. Once I get settled into a job, I might go on and pursue at Ed.d (Doctorate of Education.) My college is going to begin offering it in a year or so and I should be able to transfer in all my Ph.D. course credits (from the program I had to abandon when I got sick.) That would probably be just an additional two years-so 15 years altogether...but, then I'd be Doctor Octopus :) We'll see, I do want to finish, but I am getting tired of all these papers and homework. |
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| Roctopus | Jul 20 2015, 09:56 PM Post #9 |
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That oughta be covered in my year as a resident/on-the-job training...hopefully. (My nephew is teaching me to yell better/louder/more forcefully. It's not in my nature to yell, but you gotta be tough to teach high school ELA )
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| Roctopus | Jul 20 2015, 09:59 PM Post #10 |
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Not for another year or so (at the earliest.) This fall (a month from now) I will be starting a year-long (unpaid) residency program at my local high school. I'll be co-teaching with a "critic teacher" who will be training/supervising me as I assist and teach right along side her. |
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| Roctopus | Jul 20 2015, 10:01 PM Post #11 |
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Ha! I'll keep it in mind... ...thanks for the good wishes everyone! I am really excited about all this. I'm really getting my life back on track. |
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| Erna | Jul 21 2015, 03:11 AM Post #12 |
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It's not for real until you start getting paid for it. |
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| Roctopus | Jul 21 2015, 09:22 AM Post #13 |
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In about a month when I'm working 9 hour days (starting at 7:30 in the morning) putting on 6 "shows" a day trying to engage Juniors in Shakespeare and novels, plus having a freshman seminar class, plus advising groups, plus doing correcting/prep all evening...it's going to be pretty real (even if I will be paying them for the priveledge.) ...sometimes I wonder if I'm crazy for pursuing this career...especially with the long and early hours-but, being a teacher really is a "calling." |
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| Guest | Jul 21 2015, 09:27 AM Post #14 |
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Yes, that is the rule in Hooker World, where you live, but in this world, there is satisfaction in actually accomplishing something. |
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| Erna | Jul 21 2015, 11:32 AM Post #15 |
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We are quite happy in our world! |
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| Guest | Jul 21 2015, 04:20 PM Post #16 |
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Please work on your spelling before you start teaching others. |
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| Guest | Jul 21 2015, 05:11 PM Post #17 |
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When you're not typing about killing yourself. |
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| Roctopus | Jul 21 2015, 09:52 PM Post #18 |
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Awww...spelling's so 20th century. If I get something wrong it's autocorrect's fault. |
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