busy. Busy. BUSY!

      As you might have guessed, I've been really busy. I've been so busy that busy doesn't seem to be a strong enough adjective.  Things have been a little on the crazy side.  My mentor teach went out of town last weekend so she was gone Friday of last week and Monday and Tuesday of this week.  Because she wasn't going to be in school I had to prepare lesson plans for Algebra II AND Pre-calculus.  In that time, I got observed by my supervisor twice.  I've been teaching all day at school, staying late to help students, going back to my apartment, planning lessons and grading papers, going to bed, waking up before the sun so I can get to school early and do it all over again.  Needless to say, I came home on Friday after a long and stressful week at school, put on my sweats and hunkered down for the weekend.  I was too pooped to be overly social and just felt like a little down time would do me some good, so I stayed in and enjoyed the me-time.

      This week it's been more of the same. Going to school early, teaching all day, staying late, grading papers, and planning lessons.  This week I've also written my first test.  I'm giving it on Friday.  I'M GIVING MY FIRST TEST EVER ON FRIDAY! and I'm terrified.  I'm worried about my students.  I don't want them to do poorly.  I'm so nervous for them. A little piece of my heart breaks when they don't do well on their daily quizzes. This is a test.  It's a much bigger kettle of fish.  I have a feeling I'm going to need to have a little ice cream handy when I'm grading them this weekend.  My mentor teacher is going out of town again this weekend, so I'll be back behind the big wheel Friday and next Tuesday (thank heavens for a 3-day weekend!).  I guess in this case the test is a good thing because it gives me a little extra time for lesson planning so I won't feel too swamped...I hope. Wish me luck!