On a better note.

So, now that I have voiced my frustration I can talk about something pretty cool. I had the chance to run my class for the whole day last Thursday by myself. My mentor was out watching a sick family (not good) and I was given the reins for a day (good). My mentor's co-teacher was even absent! The only other adult I had in the room was a substitute that was more than happy to stand aside and watch. I ended up assisting another class's pig dissection lab and then teaching four 70-minute periods by myself. Everything went great and I couldn't have asked for a better day. I even had an effective resolution to one my few problematic students causing an issue. All was well at Romulus High School, and my mentor was quite grateful.

Losing steam. . . . .

Wow, I seem to be losing steam here in the last few weeks. We have a holiday break coming up so I hope I can recharge myself a little bit, but I'm honestly struggling lately. I seem to have been a sort of "even keel" for people in this program to help get their bearings and stay the course. I've talked in the past about just getting things done and making it to the final goal (the end of this program), but I'm faltering a bit I feel. Not enough to stop me, but it feels like that dream that you are running in but are not going anywhere. My high school placement is one of the things that keeps me going in my usual jovial fashion, but I'll be honest when I say that I've had some rough evenings on campus lately. I'm thinking I just need some time to decompress.
For those that read this, its really just a little venting in word form. Hopefully after I have my fill of good food and some cold weather camping I'll get my old spark back.