My Three Schools
One day I will look back at these days and smile. I will appreciate the struggle. I will be stronger, faster, smarter. But today, it is tough. I work three jobs, go to school at night, spend 4 hours a day in another's classroom, work 45 minutes from where I live (with my parents no less,) and spend my days wrapped in guilt that I am not doing enough for my kids. But this is for them. I am pursuing my Master of Teaching to become certified to give us more opportunities for jobs and higher pay scales. I am doing this because I love to see the spark of understanding when a kid "gets it." So my first assignment in my Practicum I class is in Mr. Harvey William's business education classroom at Portal Middle High School. The first four periods of the day are high schoolers in 10th-12th grade in Intro to Business and Technology, Bustiness and Technology, and Business Communication and Presentation classes. He also teaches two sections of ...