This week was filled with more grownup preparations! Monday night I went to a Meet and Greet with the principals/school officials that are partnered with BYU-Idaho for student teaching. I got to ask a few questions and meet the school officials face to face in a more relaxed setting than the interviews, and it was nice to get an idea of things before going in for interviews.
On Wednesday I had my interviews! I interviewed with all of the secondary education options in the state of Idaho: Bonneville School District (2 high schools and a middle school in Idaho Falls), Madison High School here in Rexburg, and a high school and middle school in Rigby. Idaho Falls schools would require the most gas/transportation time for my student teaching, and Madison High would be the most convenient, but I'm leaning more towards the schools in Rigby.
Selfie before heading off to my interviews!
Rigby Idaho is about 10 miles from Rexburg, and the middle school is where I did a lot of practicum work for my ED361 class I took Spring 2015. So I'm familiar with that campus, which would be a benefit in a new and terrifying situation like student teaching. I was extremely impressed by the principals from both Rigby schools! They were very passionate, charismatic women who clearly love their jobs. I'd really love the opportunity to work with any of the schools I interviewed with, but particularly the Rigby schools, mainly because of the reasons mentioned as well as the fact that we as student teachers are considered part of the faculty: we're included in their staff meetings and encouraged to contribute to discussions about school policy, education methods, and other conversations. I think that's so awesome!!
The interviews went well, but I was exhausted afterwards. They were each 20 minutes and I had 20 minute breaks between each, so I was very emotionally fried after finishing all of them. Having to be "on" and smiling and thinking on my feet to respond to their questions so many different times took a toll on me! Jake came with me since he had an evening shift at work, so after the interviews we went to Costa Vida and got lunch. Then I took a nice nap! It's strange to think that I'm getting so close to being a real teacher. I should know within a month which schools are interested in working with me, and I can't wait to find out where I'm going to have my first official teaching experiences!!
Saturday I took Zoe on a walk to
surprise Jake at work! She LOVED it,
of course!
The rest of this week was fairly uneventful; just lots of homework for Jake and long hours at work. Even when he's home with me, he's been working on his laptop, so it's basically like I'm home alone. I miss my husband! :( Hopefully this upcoming week is less demanding for him. On Sunday before church, we gave Zoe a bath. She was NOT happy about it, but cooperated very nicely!
Rigby Idaho is about 10 miles from Rexburg, and the middle school is where I did a lot of practicum work for my ED361 class I took Spring 2015. So I'm familiar with that campus, which would be a benefit in a new and terrifying situation like student teaching. I was extremely impressed by the principals from both Rigby schools! They were very passionate, charismatic women who clearly love their jobs. I'd really love the opportunity to work with any of the schools I interviewed with, but particularly the Rigby schools, mainly because of the reasons mentioned as well as the fact that we as student teachers are considered part of the faculty: we're included in their staff meetings and encouraged to contribute to discussions about school policy, education methods, and other conversations. I think that's so awesome!!
The interviews went well, but I was exhausted afterwards. They were each 20 minutes and I had 20 minute breaks between each, so I was very emotionally fried after finishing all of them. Having to be "on" and smiling and thinking on my feet to respond to their questions so many different times took a toll on me! Jake came with me since he had an evening shift at work, so after the interviews we went to Costa Vida and got lunch. Then I took a nice nap! It's strange to think that I'm getting so close to being a real teacher. I should know within a month which schools are interested in working with me, and I can't wait to find out where I'm going to have my first official teaching experiences!!
surprise Jake at work! She LOVED it,
of course!
The rest of this week was fairly uneventful; just lots of homework for Jake and long hours at work. Even when he's home with me, he's been working on his laptop, so it's basically like I'm home alone. I miss my husband! :( Hopefully this upcoming week is less demanding for him. On Sunday before church, we gave Zoe a bath. She was NOT happy about it, but cooperated very nicely!
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