Reflection on the week that was

 Last week was the all-important high school Spring Break, and instead of it being a time of joyful merriment the way I expected, it was marred by my car getting broken into via some punks smashing my back window and making off with $1,700.00 worth of my wife's stuff. Then dealing with insurance and police, and all of that noise, I was actually looking forward to being back in the classroom this week, only to be confronted with multiple classes full of students who tell me they are never going to college so why should they try hard on my essay. On top of that, I had a yearbook deadline to meet.

The saving grace was news that I will get to attend an AP Language Summer Institute and apply the knowledge I have gained from Teaching College Composition AND the AP Language institute to make myself a better all around teacher next year. I am trying hard to not look too far forward, but this course has given me a treasure trove of ideas on how to teach a course that, frankly, scares me. I even talked myself out of teaching it two years ago because I did not feel ready.

I am a bit concerned the next six or seven weeks might break me. Between my two lit class finals, and trying to craft a portfolio for TCC, then doing all of my work for my job, I wonder if I bit off too much. I guess I will find out in June!