Thus far, I've only had two long days - last Wednesday & Thursday. On my long days, I wake up at 5, have breakfast, read the news and head out to my school to be there at 8. From 8 until 12:15, I observe and team teach several Living Environment sections.
Afterwards, I head up to CCNY for coursework, which begins at 1:30. Theoretically, this gap should be enough time for lunch and train ride. Often lunch is a bit short. From 1:30 until 4ish, I have my graduate coursework. At 4, we all have our Student Achievement Framework (SAF) session. This lasts until 5:50, at which point I am free to commute home.
Excluding an hour commute each way, this rounds out to be about a 10 hour day. So far, two days of this is overwhelming and so I can imagine four will be two-fold. While I do love student teaching, the coursework can be a bit repetitive. It seems I just hear the same hot-button words over and over (differentiated instruction, formative assessment, diagnostics, etc...). However, we are currently mapping out our curricula for our respective courses, which is incredibly practical and helpful, so I am glad to be doing that.
All in all, I'm looking forward to the week, but not the long long days. Most of all, I am looking forward to more time in the classroom with students.
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