Cardigan: Martin and Osa
Tank: Old Navy
Pants: RW & co.
Shoes: Naturalizer
I had a much better day than yesterday. The work drama has been solved. Here's what happened. I teach three sections of grade 9 English, even though I do not have an English major. I always have one section of social studies (my major was history). Our school has a severe shortage of English teachers so yesterday I was told that my social studies 10 class was going to be replaced with an English 10 class.
This struck fear into my stomach. I literally thought I was going to be sick. I would be taking over a course in the middle after the students have already had two other teachers this year. I would be picking up next Wednesday in the middle of a novel I have not read and then moving into Julius Caesar, poetry, and Of Mice and Men. I felt very under qualified for this and worried that I would be setting these kids up for failure next year. I can fake it through grade 9 English but grade 10 is a big step up.
Luckily, a fellow teacher volunteered to help me out today. She is also a grade 9 English teacher and is an actual English major. She has also taught grade 10 English before. She offered to switch her grade 9 English with my grade 10. Thank goodness! So I had a much better day today. No wine will be needed tonight!
Thursday, January 28, 2010
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Glad it all sorted itself out - how awful that must have felt!
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Wow, someone else loves M&O too? I usually have to explain what it is to people here.
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Heidi, it was a huge relief. I always try my best to do a good job and really didn't feel like I was capable of doing so.
ReplyDeleteHaley, I'm a HUGE M&O fan. I always have to explain it to people as well. A lot of people can't over the fact that I shop at M&O online and have never been to an actual store.
I love your blog, btw. I love it when I discover new bloggers!
I sympathize with you. I have to teach 12 U Biology for the first time on Tuesday. Oh boy.
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness that sounds so horribly stressful! That's so sweet that your friend offered to help you out!
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!!! Amazing! We *were* style twins this week. :)
ReplyDelete12 biology, wowsers! That's a course where you have to know your stuff! Good luck Casey!
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