End of Spring Semester

Today, I had my Exit Interview for Level 2 in the Teacher Educaton program. Every semester we have to be interviewed to ensure we've met the INTASC Standards of becoming a teacher, and we present a portfolio of the work that proves we've met those standards as well.

My interview went really well! My teacher actually made the comment that he loves my passion for teaching and he wishes he had children young enough to be taught by me !!! I couldn't believe what I was hearing, because he's been the hardest professor I've had since starting the program. That really meant a lot to me to hear him say that, and I hope I can be that good of a teacher some day. It was a hard semester full of constant work, but it was also a great semester and I learned a lot about how to teach diverse learners, social studies, and reading.

Some of you have inquired on what grade I plan to teach. I will take whatever I can get, but I do prefer the younger grades (1st, 2nd, or 3rd). Most of my portfolio work has been done with third grade curriculum though.

I also found out that I got the High Honors Scholarship for Summer Semester! YAY. I got it for Fall/Spring, but I was really worried on having to pay $2000 for this summer. Well, more like that Clint was going to have to pay!haha. It was definitely a pleasant surprise. Obviously, free money is a pleasant surprise to anyone, right??

Now, I just need everyone to cross their fingers for me that I get the T.H. Bell Scholarship. This scholarship pays for all of my tuition for the rest of the time I'm in school. I should find out if I got it by the end of April or beginning of May. That would be a HUGE blessing, because I most likely am not going to be able to work the rest of the time I'm in school. For Fall, I'll be in school from 8a-2:50p almost every day. Plus I have to do my Senior project of volunteering in a school. For Spring, I student teach so that definitely eliminates working. Hopefully after Spring, I'll have a job set up as a first year teacher.