I realize that I have had a busy day, that my students were challenging today, that my computer is still not doing what it should be doing. That said I am frustrated at a level that I haven't reached maybe ever. So here is a little video to help me relax and then I will delve further in...
Okay, I feel a little better now. However, I'm still crazy stressed and here is why... I really am excited to get my teaching certificate or license whichever your preference happens to be. That being said I absolutely hate busy work, I don't use it as a teacher and I can't stand it any better when I'm given it. This last assignment that we did with the Mind map has left me struggling to understand what the point was. Spending hours compiling information and then plugging it into a program to create a presentation that is nothing but the regurgitation of information is an absolute waste of time.
Okay, I feel a little better now. However, I'm still crazy stressed and here is why... I really am excited to get my teaching certificate or license whichever your preference happens to be. That being said I absolutely hate busy work, I don't use it as a teacher and I can't stand it any better when I'm given it. This last assignment that we did with the Mind map has left me struggling to understand what the point was. Spending hours compiling information and then plugging it into a program to create a presentation that is nothing but the regurgitation of information is an absolute waste of time.
Special education and special needs is really important it's something that all teachers really should take into consideration and be on the lookout for in their students. Understanding the different categories of special needs is important and I don't mind having done the research because it is something that I will need to know in the future. I just wish there would have been some way or assignment that allowed me to use the information in an applied way. Even the program that we used to something that I will never need to use again.
These are the type of assignments that have me questioning everything. Rather than regurgitating the information I could have spent that time practicing math for the Praxis exam or practicing writing or going over reading comprehension.
I could have spent that time working on stage management things for an upcoming festival. I could have spent that time working on a community blog or I could have spent that time just relaxing after an incredibly frustrating day in the classroom.
Here's hoping that when my computer is fixed these problems will go away.
