Monica Squared

Since I jumped the gun on this blog a little bit and technically wont be starting my student teaching for another week or so, I figured I might as well do what every good teacher does: provide some background knowledge.  As the legend of the GU Ed program Foster Walsh would say, some "behind the eyes information."  Clever, no?

As alluded to in my last post, I will be working with about 6 sophomore English classes.  I'm at a local high school which is a whopping 5 minute drive from my humble abode and stomping grounds, which is great in regards to convenience, not so great in regards to running into students outside of school potential.  I may just avoid all likely hang out spots for 15/16 year olds with their newly obtained licenses- the mall, the movies, restaurants, Starbucks- which leaves me with just about one safe extracurricular option: The bars.

Now for the best part of this whole gig: my cooperating teacher.  First off, it's such a strange title because it sounds like this poor innocent high school teacher is being tortured into hosting a student teacher in their classroom, and for succumbing to this horrible burden they are "cooperating."  I guess in some cases this holds true, but certainly not in mine.  I worked with this same teacher for a field experience last year, and she kicks a whole lot of ass, and you're about to find out why:

First name of cooperating teacher- MONICA.

First day meeting her for my field experience:
       Student: Hey Ms. L, how was the concert?
       L: Oh it was awesome
       Me: What concert did you go to?
       L: Snoop Dogg in Seattle

Little did I know, my teacher was not only cooperative, she was my soul mate.

So now hopefully you're excited not only for the personal rants and raves of Me Monica, but now you get to look forward to the general kickassishness of Teacher Monica.  There's your Behind the Eyes information, do with it what you will, but I'd say this whole student teaching business is off to a rip-roaringly good start.