My Advice to You

This past week was absolutely crazy. On Monday I worked and went to class! Kent State suggests you do no work during student teaching, but with traveling between three schools and extracurricular activities, working is a must. Now that I am done teaching, I have been working more. Here is the problem I ran into this week. I only have about 50 hours at Jackson and in four weeks I need to add another 46 more! I am panicking. I was sick on Tuesday, so I did not make it to Jackson and Wednesday I worked again. Thursday I went to the high school but only for two hours because of college classes. I am finding it ridiculously hard to gather up enough time to fit everything into my schedule. School is becoming a bit more stressful, now that I am realizing how much stuff needs to be accomplished before the end of the semester. This blog is geared toward those who will be student teaching soon; therefore I am going to give my top ten advice tips for those who will be doing this at some point in the near future!

ADVIDE TIPS:
1. Complete most of your coursework before senior year.
2. Stay on top of all your class work; a little slip with hurt you more than you realize.
3. Communicate well with other classmates.
4. If you work, schedule hours on the weekends.
5. Do not procrastinate.
6. Have a good working relationship with your cooperating teacher.
7. Keep organized.
8. Save as much money as possible, do not splurge just because you had a bad day.
9. Be a good student; you should be an example for your students.
10. Have fun!

Even though I am complaining, I truly love this major. I love going to the high school. Of course I get a bit stressed, but truly this is fun!