May 10, 2010
I wind up when everyone else seems to be winding down.
The past month or so has been a blur. Went to Europe and had a blast, went to Spanish competition with a great group of students, and went to a really great esl training at church. In the middle of all that I also managed to turn grades in for report cards, and keep up with work. In between this, there hasn’t been much time to keep up with this. In fact, I will probably turn this into a private journal sometime soon.
This time of year is hard. I always seem to get a second wind and want to push as much in as I can, and students are the opposite. It’s a downward spiral from spring break on. Problematic for them, since at spring break we still had a quarter of school left. Problematic for me because I can’t tolerate whining. Today was one of those days. I think I just need to step away for the afternoon and do something else and think about something else. It was just one of those days that I could have done without.
That said, last week I went home every day thinking how much I loved my job. We had a quesadilla day on cinco de mayo and I was so entertained by my students. They really can be adorable.
Yesterday one of my students sent me a message telling me Happy Mother’s Day, even though I didn’t have children, I had an influence on more “kids” than most people. That was really sweet.
I am also planning the first Spanish banquet. I’m nervous and excited. Nervous because I’m afraid it will be a huge disaster, and excited because our program has grown so much that we can have one. I’m trying to think of awards to give students. I’ve already started working on my “last day” stuff for my Spanish 4 class. It’s going to be even better than last year’s, which ended the period with group hugs and tears.
This is turning out to be more random than I intended, but this is my “journal,” so whatever.
