Day 1

"You've chosen a very challenging vocation . . . if you do it right"

"Teaching cannot be about the how. If we obsess about the HOW then we will become technodroid teachers"


"If I can't make a certain subject matter 'fun', am I bad teacher?"


So today was my first day of teacher's college and these were some of the things that my professor said today that grabbed my attention. What was it like? It was like having a bunch of Emily's in one class. No one was deathly shy, everyone talked and volunteered, everyone spoke with enthusiasm and conviction. It was a riot. I really really like my one professor Lorenzo. Ann is awesome as well, but she didn't speak as much today. Lorenzo has such an engaging way of speaking. On top of that he has such insightful ideas on pedagogy and the world. I am really excited to learn from him and all the others which seem so great. Brock has rocked my socks so far. They are soooo welcoming, accommodating and helpful. They make it easy for the student, which is a rarity these days in the university systems. 


I now know exactly why U of T didn't work out for me. This is a much better fit. I think I will really enjoy my time here :). My mom always says that everything happens for a reason and it is really hard to remember that in a time of disappointment, but it is really the truth. 

I am excited for tomorrow. We have a guest speaker coming in tomorrow and we have an assembly (how cool is that! an assembly in post grad work!) with ALL of the teacher candidates for the Intermediate/Senior section. There are some really great people in my cohort group, I am excited to get to know them all better. Of course there are only about 4 men to the 20 women there are, but that's ok... not looking in that area anyway ;). There is girl named Claire that I think I will get along really well with. And a girl named Katy who talked to me right off the bat.

Tomorrow will be a good day.

I just miss my boy tonight :(.