First of all,
my brother and his wife had a new baby yesterday so I’m an uncle for the 9th
time! Her name is Eliane and I love her already! I’m heading to Toronto for
Easter so I won’t have to wait more than a year to see this one! Life is good
everyone.
I just
finished my last assignments on Thursday and now I start my final practicum
tomorrow in Kanata teaching a 4/5 class. I’m teaching them fractions, rocks and
minerals and spelling strategies. Last practicum I mainly taught subtraction and
a few other lessons but by the end of this practicum I should be teaching close
to a 100% which is a little intimidating but apparently I’ve been preparing for
this for the last 8 months so I should rock it. My main goal for tomorrow is remember
all of their names then go from there. I have a friend from my section who is
placed at the same school so that should make the transition a little easier
and more fun. After April 24th, I will be a certified teacher
(hopefully) and free to explore the globe at my leisure. I was recently offered
a job teaching in Kuwait on a one year contract but I thought it over a few
nights and it just didn’t seem 100% right in my heart. I feel like once you
start making decisions solely based on money and you know deep down isn’t the
right choice for you, is when your life starts to veer off course. I’m good at
making important life changing decisions because you just need to trust
yourself completely that you are making the right choice for your life at that
moment. Not believing in yourself and your decision making process is a huge
disadvantage. It helps having reasonable friends and family to bounce ideas off
of but somewhere deep down you know the path you should follow so I’m just
trying to listen to that. My current game plan is to apply to international
schools in Japan and hope for the best. It’s been my dream since 2009 and I
believe I would fall in love with Japan instantly. I have experience, will be a
certified teacher and think I’m going to be an amazing teacher so I’m trying to
be picky with what school I decide to spend the next two years working for. It’s
kind of like dating. You are looking for the right fit for both parties and
there are plenty of opportunities out there, you just need to search, put your
best foot forward and it will all be okay.
In other
events, let me just say that this last year has flown by. I can’t believe that
I’ve been home almost 12 months, about to finish school and jump into whatever is
coming next. School certainly surpassed my expectations (because we all know
not to have any…), I’ve met genuinely great people who will hopefully let me
stay in their lives for the years to come and I learned how to be a better
teacher. Yes, there is a ton of group work and some of it wasn’t the most engaging
but for the most part, learning how to be a teacher is a tough thing to teach
and I think Ottawa U does a good job all things considered.
Now spring
creeps into our future with the promise of a hot and flip flop filled summer.
No more shoveling, boots or brushing off the car is only days or weeks away. March
Madness is a welcomed source of entertainment along with sugar shacks and maple
syrup! Enjoy life everyone!!! That’s probably enough for today, I should have a
few more posts upcoming about new jobs and unwanted life advice; I have a lunch
to make!
“Do your own thing on your own terms and get
what you came here for.”
-Oliver James
-Oliver James
“Remember to always be yourself. Unless you
suck.”
-Joss Whedon
-Joss Whedon
