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[janetlin]

Got my midterm and my first project back in my Second Language Learning & Teaching class. I got a B on the test (missing three points out of twenty five will really goof you up), and aced the project. Yay! I was so nervous about that thing. It was bizarre and unlike any writing thing I've ever had to do, so at no point in the process of doing it was I sure that I was on the right track. _So_ nerve-wracking! But apparently I got it right, because the prof wrote notes all over my margins saying things like "good analysis" and "I agree."

Now we're on to the even _more_ terrifying second project which is ESL classroom observation and analysis. I know, no big surprise, it's only the name of the course. But this is the first of the "serious business, this is what it takes to become a teacher" kind of stuff that's really quite intimidating. Teaching was always just sort of in my nebulous future somewhere, but I'm quickly approaching the point that it's going to become a reality, or not happen at all. And if it doesn't happen I have no _earthly_ idea what I'm going to do with my life. So yeah. No pressure.

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[kiwifruitbat.livejournal.com]

Congrats on the marks love...

And good luck with the next test!

[silverflight.livejournal.com]

Heheheh... echoed on so many accounts. Remember, "been there, done that, took the class already", so if you need a hand, holler. :)

[janetlin.livejournal.com]

Where did you go for your observation? Is it really as scary as it seems?

[silverflight.livejournal.com]

Maidu HS in Auburn, and no, it made a little nervous but not really scary.

[mermaidrain.livejournal.com]

You have to remember 2 things:

1) Education classes are nothing but BS. You BS about your beliefs and how you're going to teach them and how they really mean a lot to you, etc. Trust me, been there, done that. It really has NOTHING to do with the real classroom. Trust me on this. Application is completely different. In college, you're really looking to only put on paper what the Prof's want to see. Seriously.

2) Even if you were to get a D in a class it's a passing grade and you can still get your degree and your teaching certification. I've seen it happen.