Thursday, August 16, 2007
i only have to teach 3 classes this year
only three classes. and they’re all algebra 1. so i only have one class to prepare for…
but how could i only have 3 classes? when a typical day has 6 periods in it? well… you see, those poor kids have me for 2 periods at a time!
yup.
periods 1 & 2 have the same kids, then period 3 meets me only once right before early lunch at 10:20 am, aka kimi’s breakfast time. then i have periods 4 & 5 with the same kids. technically, then i have period 6 “free” in order to prepare for the next day, and do my grading and recording, etc, but that’s when i will be spending my time with the volleyball team.
i don’t know what or how i will be teaching to those poor students who have me twice in a row, but i will have to figure out 2 hours worth of math to do every day! wow… but that also means i will have only 3 classes of students to grades, so i won’t have 150 students to keep track of… weird. but it also means that i will have students who will need the extra help, so basically i will have a classroom full of students who don’t like math taking math 2 times in a row… quite the challenge to live up to, but i’m hoping i can make it interesting enough for them to learn so that they can finish their requirements to graduate. eeek!
anyways, it’s good to finally know my schedule =) that means i can start planning for the year now!