My weight loss isn't the reason I am writing this blog today though. The title of this blog is "The end of February....Already?" and seriously can you believe it? I swear that yesterday was Christmas and New Years and then I blink and BAM it's about to be March. I think the main reason that I think the time has gone by so fast is because of student teaching. I spend 40 hours or more in the classroom and then another 10-20 outside the classroom building my curriculum or grading papers and various things like that. All of a sudden I am in my last week at Monticello Middle School and next week I will be making the jump over to the high school. I swear that I just started last week and now it is already coming to the end. There is no way that I have taught them more in my 8 weeks than they taught me. The students are smart, witty, and hilarious. They keep me on my toes but always bring a smile to my face after every day. I hope that the High School kids will be able to bring me the same joy that these 7th graders have over the past 8 weeks.
By the way: If you didn't get to check out the videos yet. Here are a couple videos of me doing a dance with the Principal and a couple other teachers to African Tribal Music in front of 300 7th graders.
http://youtu.be/WeJTXa73jZU
At the bottom of the blog you can also see a picture of the teachers and I that we took afterwards. I hope that you enjoy the updates as they continue to come. In the next couple weeks, March will be upon us and March Madness will be in full force. I honestly can't wait until the brackets come out. I get excited about many sporting events, but this one is by far my favorite of the entire year!
I hope that you have a wonderful Tuesday and a great rest of your week. Stay Warm!
-J-
