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Passed the AEPA . . . kind of concerned because I thought I bombed it like cuh-razy. Of course, I only saw my unofficial score, “Passed,” but the shading on those bars was pretty sad. I mean, I’m glad I passed, but I also think the standards by which I was measured and somehow passed are not high enough. I don’t feel as qualified as I should to teach math to young people. It makes me nervous for when I grow up and if I have kids, how qualified will their teachers be?
This is the last week of class. Honors thesis has been…
Holy shit. AEPA exam is on Saturday. Pray. For. Mojo. This examine will basically determine how my next two years play out. Must. Pass. And I hate saying that I *just* have to pass, I’m pretty sure we’re all the over-achiever-type people, and passing is not usually adequate. However, not having had a math class…
read more »This semester, I have work at 8am on Mondays. It gets a little exhausting, but I get a lot accomplished during my 7-hour shift sitting at the computer. A lot of Facebook and reading. I’m workin’ on becoming a volunteer in the Austin Partners in Education Classroom Coaching program. One of my anti-TFA (weird, right?)…
read more »I’ve been reading TFA blogs for a few months now, and I looooove them. MY STORY I applied, I was pushed through to the final interview, I interviewed, and here I am… assigned to the 2010 Phoenix Corps. The first person I texted? Savanna, my TFA buddy. I honestly couldn’t have done this without her. …
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