Shiny Happy People
Has anyone ever said to you after some trying times, when your down and feeling blue to “Turn that frown upside down!” ? You know how you feel when that happens? Someone once said something witty about turning negatives into positives, I think it had something to with lemonade out of cherry pits. And for the most part, I’m pretty good at doing that. But when life keeps knocking ya down, and no one is there to pick you up, you eventually falter. I know I am not suppose to let personal issues interfere with school, but it does. I believe we are not even suppose to blog about it, but I feel a need too. Oh well. And such goes another week of school. School itself was great, and upon that I will draw on some positive experiences and reflections (I think that was pretty bad grammar). First of all I want to talk about some of the great people I have had the pleasure of knowing throughout this course. During my first few years of schooling in the TTTE program I was fortunate enough to become acquainted with some fantastic individuals. We have shared a lot over those years and I am a better person for it no doubt. The trend of meeting terrific people has continued so far this year at UBCO. I enjoy every moment of being in their company. They are insightful, intelligent and most importantly, funny as hell. I am very hopeful for this new crop of teachers and I believe their future students are in for a treat. I felt the urgency to acknowledge that fact simply because I appreciate them, and that with out their company, this year might be way more difficult than it has been so far. And as I shower my peers with accolades, I segway quite forcibly into the matter of this week’s school visit. In stark contrast to our first visit, this one seemed unorganized with little care or concern for us visitors. Our tour guide was a TOC and a faculty member at UBCO. This was great. He was very inspirational and shared stories with us that reaffirmed our desire to teach. One of us mentioned that so far, we have all been bombarded with the doom and gloom of becoming a teacher, the legal responsibilities, the union responsibilities, the problem children who we will undoubtedly encounter. And I would have to agree with his comment. But I will take this one step further and say that we are very fortunate to have such a faculty instructing us. It doesn’t belabor me to realize that our teachers care about us and our success. It’s simply a matter of preparing us for the worse. It is nice and important to be reminded about the good parts of teaching but it must also be recognized that it’s all not peaches and cream either. Our teachers have given us a heads up on what to expect out there. I am further ahead knowing what could go wrong, than what could go right. So anyways, I have a few more points to make. The first being is that my wife says my writing sucks. Secondly, I added some fellow student’s blogs to my page. I hope this is ok. If your blogging and I missed ya, let me know. I want to add everyone I can. Thirdly, the talk about the killer whale is postponed until next week. Seeya !
