Mornings and School.

i just love early mornings. When i am the only one up and i can smell the coffee brewing, it just makes me so happy and content. My roommates get up shortly after i do for their 8:00 class, but i just need a few minutes by myself. This morning was exceptionally great. i was ready to head out to the high school class i have been observing, and had some time to just sit, read, and drink my coffee while watching the snow coming down outside. It is so much cozier when it is still dark out and the lamps are on; it makes you feel so content to sit in a warm living room while watching the snow come down. That is also why i love nighttime as well; that feeling of being home where it is oh so warm and cozy is the best feeling in the world for me.

With only three days left in my junior world studies class, i have decided that i have really enjoyed it. At first, i was scared that they would seem like they were my age and that i would not be adequate enough to be teaching in a high school classroom setting, but it has been surprising. They actually seem really young. i mean, really young and i have never had a hard time answering their questions. i have been shocked at how much detail i can remember certain events, so that has been a big relief for me.

Highlight of today: The students have been taking semester tests and they were not in my classroom at all today. The teacher and i were just correcting tests and he had been looking for a video to show to his senior class next semester. Well, he came across a video that was made by a student that used to cheat and the purpose of the video was to tell kids not to cheat, but he actually told how he used to do it, so i am not sure if it is actually the most effective video, but it was so funny. My cooperating teacher and i actually watched it twice and completely cracked up both times. It was phenomenal. Maybe it was funnier in the context of my classroom makeup, regardless, it was stinkin’ funny.