Ok, so I've never really been one to jump on the bandwagon when it comes to trends and fads, especially when that fad includes blogs. We can all admit that in this day and age "all the cool people" have blogs. While I do enjoy reading blogs and have found some of my best ideas from what others blog about, I haven't really been all that interested in starting my own. I mean, what in the world would I write about? Everything that I can think of seems to be exactly what everyone else writes about and I've never been one to do something just because "everyone else is doing it!"
The other side of the coin is that I'm not really all that crazy about writing. When I was a little girl, I started countless journals and diaries, but each one ended up in the same way-just a few entries and then abandoned until I got another wild hair to start a new one up again. I don't really know why I dislike writing. I mean, I teach the subject for crying out loud! Don't get me wrong...I really do enjoy teaching students what good writing looks like but...
(I know those few writing teachers out there that are reading this are thinking, "What are you talking about? You don't seem to have any trouble with writing at all!")
...anyway, I never said that I can't write, I just don't really enjoy it. That's kind of funny to me, though, because now that I've started this blog, I can't seem to stop! However, my point in starting this blog wasn't really for me to tell you the woes of my writing life, so let's get back to the topic at hand...why in the world did I decide to join the crowd and start a blog?
Well, it wasn't because I woke up one day and suddenly had a change of heart, that's for sure! A coworker of mine actually gave me the idea to write about my teaching experience (I know...remember what I said about everyone else already writing about the topics I had thought of?). However, my teaching experience isn't just any teaching experience. You see, I'm a co-teacher. Those of us in the teaching world might know exactly what I'm talking about, but others may not have a clue what it means to be a co-teacher. Allow me to enlighten you...
For me, being a co-teacher means:
1. I have two desks. One is in my classroom and one is in the classroom of the other teacher that I co-teach with.
2. The bell is just a suggestion for me to think about getting to my co-teaching class. I'm constantly being stopped on my way to the other classroom or having to deal with students in my room before I can leave for the other room.
3. My arms get a good workout at least twice a day. Having to move between classrooms means that I have to carry my computer, iPad, keys, cup, notebook, and any other sundry of items that I might need for the one class, up to the room and back down again when class is over.
4. I have a common plan time with my co-teacher. This is a good thing because otherwise we would distract our class with girl talk, gossip, and friendly banter.
I'm sure there are many more reasons that I could think of if I wanted to turn this post into a college essay...oh wait, it's kind of turning into that already! Oh well! My intention for this post was to give you a tour of my classroom because that would've been fun, easy, and fast, but clearly I got off track VERY quickly!
Guess that will have to be my next blog...(and I thought I wouldn't have anything to write about)!
