Wednesday, April 13, 2011
ZzzzZzzz
I'm on overdrive. I've successfully studied for 4 hours a day for my Praxis test since Saturday, with the exception of today (but if I read til midnight it's possible since I've put in about 40 minutes already today. I've registered for that test, which is on April 30th, my English Immersion class through Arizona State, and my Arizona State Educators test in English, which will be on June 4th. Aaaand shelled out a wonderful 500 bucks for them all. Not fun. Buuut here I am. Just wanted to let you all know that I'm still alive!
Saturday, April 9, 2011
YEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
Mhhm.. up, at the ass crack of dawn, again. No surprise there. 6:30-7:30 is my waking time, despite when I have to work, because of everything I have to do. It's getting a tad tiring, but I'm determined. Because I HAVE TO PASS THIS EFFIN TEST!!! So before I was required to take the ORELA NES Pearson Social Sciences TEst #303, which had an Oregon passing score of 237, and I obtained 231. Twice. Yes, I beat national standards, which were 220, but I just wasn't good enough, and that shot down my dreams of grad school. Well, the dreams are back, and on top of it, there's a lot more riding on this next test, being a teacher for kids that need it desperately. I can't fail. But I also can't neglect my classes now and fail those, or I still wouldn't get there. This time around I have to take the Praxis 2, Test #0081, in Social Studies. Because Arizona doesn't have a passing score for it, I have to get the passing score of Mississippi. I know, right? Weird. So the plan of attack for this weekend is to finish my LAS readings and write my paper today, so I can spend all tomorrow studying for this damn test. I'm hoping to put in at least an hour a day, I think it will make a big difference. Otherwise I'll look like a big ass when I walk into safeway a month down the road and say "just kidding guys, I'm not leaving." Terrified. Absolutely terrified to disappoint. If I can get to Phoenix, the world is open to me. And, if I ever settle down, they have incredibly cheap housing haha. :) Well I'm off to prepare for my 11 hour workday. Hopefully I can get something done today as well!
Thursday, April 7, 2011
On the Road to Phoenix...and becoming a TEACHER!!!
Because it has my name for the URL, I figured to just recycle my europe blog, into my teaching blog. This will be my, whenever I'm going on a new adventure blog. Or, in the case of my life, my everyday blog. haha. SO. I'm going to write this in a jiffy, because I've got a TON to do before work in 2 hours.
Monday, I got accepted into the 2011 Teach for America Corps as a secondary social studies teacher in Phoenix, AZ. Teach for America pretty much finds you a high need area, with high needs students, and gets you a teaching job, trains you for it, and then places you in a two-year commitment. Often times, the staff members are given the option of staying on at that particular school after their term has ended, so we'll see if I do once I get there!
That test I failed 2 times while I was overwhelmed with 17 credits and full-time work? Well it's back. So, as I've calculated, just on the 2 history study guides I have alone, that's an extra 100 pages of reading a day, on top of my 20 page thesis paper, so I can be prepared and pass this damn thing by April 30. UGH! So wish me luck on that ok?
On about June 3rd (the date is not yet fully determined), I will be moving all of my stuff into a giant UHAUL and driving 1,100 miles to Phoenix, AZ. I will then stick everything in a storage unit, and proceed to move into the ASU campus dorms, where I will get to stay until the middle of July. While I'm there, and doing my institute training, I will hopefully find a nice person to move in with, or a cheap place of my own. So, worrying about moving later will save me a lot of stress which is GOOD.
Because I start my induction on June 7th, and on June 11th, my sister graduates, I have to fly home for my sisters graduation, and my own, which will be June 13th. And then fly back to Arizona that night, to be back for the 3rd day of institute. Can anyone say GPS!? I'll definitely get lost with all this maneuvering on my own.
Tonight I will be having dinner with the other corp members who have been accepted, which is exciting. I hear one of them is going to phoenix as well!
Well, my coffee is ready, and I'm ready to start day 1 of the rest of my life. Here we GO!
Monday, I got accepted into the 2011 Teach for America Corps as a secondary social studies teacher in Phoenix, AZ. Teach for America pretty much finds you a high need area, with high needs students, and gets you a teaching job, trains you for it, and then places you in a two-year commitment. Often times, the staff members are given the option of staying on at that particular school after their term has ended, so we'll see if I do once I get there!
That test I failed 2 times while I was overwhelmed with 17 credits and full-time work? Well it's back. So, as I've calculated, just on the 2 history study guides I have alone, that's an extra 100 pages of reading a day, on top of my 20 page thesis paper, so I can be prepared and pass this damn thing by April 30. UGH! So wish me luck on that ok?
On about June 3rd (the date is not yet fully determined), I will be moving all of my stuff into a giant UHAUL and driving 1,100 miles to Phoenix, AZ. I will then stick everything in a storage unit, and proceed to move into the ASU campus dorms, where I will get to stay until the middle of July. While I'm there, and doing my institute training, I will hopefully find a nice person to move in with, or a cheap place of my own. So, worrying about moving later will save me a lot of stress which is GOOD.
Because I start my induction on June 7th, and on June 11th, my sister graduates, I have to fly home for my sisters graduation, and my own, which will be June 13th. And then fly back to Arizona that night, to be back for the 3rd day of institute. Can anyone say GPS!? I'll definitely get lost with all this maneuvering on my own.
Tonight I will be having dinner with the other corp members who have been accepted, which is exciting. I hear one of them is going to phoenix as well!
Well, my coffee is ready, and I'm ready to start day 1 of the rest of my life. Here we GO!
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