The End Is Near! (update on me)

I can’t believe we are facing the end of the semester already. I was so excited to get a chance to take an online class. I took the class because 1. I was in desperate need of more hours because of a University error. And 2. I have one masters class left and I was considering maybe doing some adjuncting or teaching an online class through maybe a junior or community college, but I had never taken an online class. I took a look at the class and wanted to make sure I took something that was not my strong suit, I wanted to find out what it might be like for a young college student with limited college experience might feel in one of these classes. I must say I chose a good one, I think it was a smooth class.

I did have an accident in mid April that was disastrous for me as far as life in general. School became difficult so did the fact I was feeding my children more take out food than we have had in a year, so unhealthy, my house and clothing is totally out of control. The main reason my partial cast that goes from toe to knee and the crutches. I hate them! I hate them! I hate them! My right shoulder got so sore I could hardly function at all. Going to my non online classes were difficult too. I purchased a special pass that would allow me to temporary park on campus and then filed paperwork with transpiration so I could park in teacher parking while on crutches and in my partial cast Even with the close parking my arms ached more than my leg! Not to mention I have had absolutely no help at all. I cannot believe that people thought that the kids and I would not need any help at all. I really had my feelings hurt about it I have always been everyone’s helper. I carried folded up paper and a pen in my back pocket for class it was pitiful. I felt like I was in the twilight zone. I was also sad because one day it poured down rain and not one person with an umbrella helped me to my car I was so soaked and in pain it took me about 15 minutes before I could even start off for home. Now my partial cast is over I need no more crutches but my right shoulder has not gotten over the use of them, most days I cannot lift my elbow above my shoulder at all.

I got behind in all of my classes with the whole fiasco. I have almost completely caught up now. Both of my regular classes are caught up so is my Literature online class, now I have one class to catch up in and I am going to ask for an I for a week as I get the class caught up. If I am told no, then I will be really sad.

I am looking forward to the end of the semester. I have so little as far as college to look forward to as I only have one master’s class left to get hooded, I still don’t know exactly what that means, sounds kinda dark and creepy but it is the tradition anyway. What am I going to do you ask? Well I hope to get a teaching job, I will be certified K-12 plus be capable of teaching child development classes at a Junior college. ANY of these If I get an I in the one class I will need to complete my projects there, then I need to write an essay for my portfolio, get a few signatures and enroll in student teaching.

I did take two OSAT test, one for Early childhood and one for mid history. If I pass mid history, and I mean if it was hard, I will get to skip student teaching. If I do not pass mid history I likely passed the early childhood one, knock on wood, and I can student teach this fall. Keep me in your prayers, getting out of student teaching would be good for me and my children financially.

well I have been rambling enough!

Misty