Keeping up with the craziness

Things at my PDS have been so hectic that I find myself not knowing which way I’m going most days! Amidst the teaching, I’ve got to deal with distraction after distraction with students going here and there and having to miss class for this or that; it is crazy. I find it very hard to keep up with who’s going where and why they’re missing class from day to day. However, I’ve found that the chaos is okay and it is something that I’m going to have to deal with from this point on. I am starting to find serenity in the chaos as odd as that may seem and if there’s ever a day without an interruption, I feel a bit lost!

With all the craziness, things are getting a bit more intense because I am teaching two novels at the same time. I am teaching The Hobbit to my regular English 9 classes and The Hound of the Baskervilles to my English 9 Honors classes. It has been going pretty well since my mentor teacher has been helping me out a bit and I think we’re doing a great job because the students seem interested in the novels. We are allowing students to watch the videos along with the reading so as to reinforce the ideas and concepts; it seems to be working well. Having never read either of these books, teaching them certainly has proven to be a challenge, but I think I’m doing well and I really am trying my best. I am reading along with the students and I think that makes it a learning experience for all of us.