What me feed brain?
I'm glad you asked. I decided to take a light schedule this Spring because I decided I really wanted to work a little and put a little distance between me and my bills. Besides, I think after graduating Summa Cum Laude, I deserve a chance to roam around in the Real World (non-MTV version) for a little bit. I'm only taking two classes this semester; Child Development with Susan Glass and Exceptional Learning with Dr. Rutledge who also does a Mountie blog. They are both super nice ladies who I look forward to learning from and stealing their best teacher tricks for my own evil purposes.

Glass is so sweet she gives me cavities. She's the principal at St. Aloysius Elementary School and her whole demeanor makes me want to be a second grader all over again. She's going to take us through early childhood, all the way through adolesence and those mega-dramatic teenage years. Incidentally, the classroom drama is the most entertaining part of being a teacher. I just want to walk around with a TV frame and a little high school drama soundtrack its so funny. But I digress, Child Development; Monday nights; good replacement for football.

My Wednesdays end with Dr. Rutledge in Exceptional Learner. Basically, its a class on how to approach, interact and stimulate children with special needs. From my few short weeks at the GACTC, I've realized just how hard that is to do. No Child Left Behind has made classroom inclusion a major part of the academic world and I looking forward to a class that can provide a basis for a Special Needs Certification. Dr. Rutledge herself is high energy and just what I need to stay focused on Wednesday night. She's another one that you can tell started her career in elementary education. We get snacks and everything. Oh yeah, we learn stuff too.

That's a short breakdown of what the big fella is up to this semester. Buy a ticket, take the ride with me as I continue my collegiate oddessey from under-achieving, name-on-my-shirt jerk to over-achieving, professionally-employed spazz. It's a work in progress.

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