Well, I've survived the first two weeks of school....and I've already had a puking incident. On Wednesday a boy got sick while we were sitting on the carpet. I immediately rushed him to the trash can and told the others to go to their seats and read a book. Then one little boy comes up to me...he was sitting directly in front of the sick boy and was covered! He took it a lot better than I would have. He calmly went to the bathroom to clean up as much as he could. Since he was wearing an undershirt, we took off the topshirt and put it in a bag. He called his mother and went home to shower.
So far, I have a GREAT class this year. Most of the kids came in knowing a lot, and for the most part the class is well behaved. I only hope it lasts and we're not just in the honeymoon period. This is much better than the past couple of years when I've been bitten and had students who throw, yell, and who knows what else. I'm really looking forward to this year. We've also already had parent-teacher conferences (which I think is ridiculous). The idea is that we develop relationships with the families early in the school year. That makes sense, but most parents want to know how their child is doing...and I don't have a whole lot to tell them after 9 days of school. Other than that I explain some of the policies and expectations (20 times) which could be done once at an open house or parent night. But of course the district didn't ask me.
My KU class started on Monday. I went in believing that it would be my last class and that I would have to do a two semester internship beginning next fall. My professor informed us that the internship has been eliminated from the program! So (cross your fingers), all I have to do is complete this course and take a test. Then, I'll have my reading specialist licensure. Hopefully I'll be able to find a job in that area. I'm going to email a professor who has done research in my class just to make sure that I'm not missing any requirements before I get my hopes up too much.
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