MY FIRST DAY.

So today marked my first of many early mornings driving through the winter storms to school. I arrived just before my Coordinating teacher and once she arrived we went right to the cafeteria to welcome the early students getting breakfast. I got the impression she has had a few to many TA's in the past and didn't really seem to; or want to warm up to me much at first. I know she will, it'll just take time. I was able to observe her teaching style even though she seemed confident in the morning that she was completely unprepared for the first day back from break and had nothing planned. I think that is what was so miraculous about this first day - she ended up teaching and having things ready for the students despite her negative outlook on the day. I am scared to think that while I will have a life beyond my classroom in the future, that I probably will be in her same position. Being able to think on my feet, but not be a creative and prepared that I want to be. I hope someday that I will be on top of my game and I know I will be that first year! I must give her slack though due to her news that her father over break had to have an unexpected high risk surgery. I did have 2 classes as well as my teacher assisting today and I think I enjoyed those the most. The first one was Reading Assessment and Instruction and my professor is just awesome. I got so pumped to read young adult and picture books almost as much as she did. I already started a new Goodreads account and I will add it as a Widget to my blog so you can follow the books that I read. My second class was for my Teacher Assisting and we went over expectations and how this semester was going to pan out. My TA professor was so nice and I can tell I will learn a lot from her. This post isn't a lot, but I am exhausted so I will definitely reflect on my week in my next post!