The First of Many

So here it goes....
I decided to finally join the blogging world. I'm starting my student teaching in the fall and I wanted to take the time to document the moments I have with my students so I'll remember them. I'm going to be teaching Biology to freshman at Wyandotte High School in August....go ahead, laugh, or say "Oh...honey" For those of you that don't know Wyandotte is an urban high school in Kansas City, Kansas. Me and the word urban don't go together, but I requested an urban district for my first semester of student teaching, so I got what I wanted.

On Thursday, I went to visit my teacher and see the school and classroom I'll be teaching in. When I left I had a this huge mix of emotions. At first I was excited...my mentor teacher is great and he'll be an awesome resource and a great role model. Then I thought about the classroom layout....what have I gotten myself into? I want to teach science, and this is not a science classroom. Maybe it was by Wyandotte standards, but by Amanda standards it was definitely not a science classroom. I must have been spoiled after seeing my mom's classroom (she's also a science teacher) but boy oh boy what did I get myself into? But I try to always look at the positive.....so here it is



The building is beautiful! Don't tell me you wouldn't love teaching in a building that looks like that! There are fireplaces in the main entrance by the office (my dad tells me they actually light them in the winter...he used to teach English at Wyandotte) and all of the bathrooms have original marble....pretty legit. I know this next semester will be totally different than what I'm used to, but I'm going into it with the expectation that I'm going to learn something from the experience EVERY single day.

Alright, now I want to make it known, this isn't just going to be about my student teaching, it's going to be about my other life experiences as well. It's summertime right now and I plan on making the most of it. Postings will probably be pretty sparse during the summer, but expect the ride to get very bumpy starting in August!