Much as I had hoped

[kyrasantae]

my new flatmates are not East Asian. The three of us seem to be getting along well, long chats at the dinner table and stuff. They're both new to Edmonton and U of A so I've been doing my best to answer their questions. One (K) is in Elementary Education so I've lent her some of my textbooks for the term.

A (the one who left rotten food on the counter? yeah.) hasn't come back from her vacation yet. K briefly encountered her when she moved in, and A's side of the conversation (as retold by K) went something like this:

"Hi, I'm [K]."
"You must be one of the new ones."
"Do you like washing dishes in the dark or do you just not know where the light is." (K had the light on, just not the one over the sink.)
"I'll be back on Saturday."
"We'll need to work out a cleaning schedule."

It just seems like an unusual preoccupation with cleaning regimens and cleaning in general -- even though the few times I've gotten a glimpse into A's room it's been really messy. I don't know if she realizes that although scheduled cleaning generally does keep stuff clean, it's counterproductive to relationships if not everyone is on the exact same standards and it becomes a chore (which I suppose works for kids but we're not kids anymore) rather than an act of genuine care for the space you live in, which means a sloppier job of cleaning anyway.


Year 7?! I've been here for-freaking-ever. Also: a whole week of rain is not so fun to adjust to after four days in sunny California.

Comments

[nord-licht.livejournal.com]

I hope you friend is not in EDEL and intro professional term? If yes, I might be a TA in one of her classes... :)
don't worry about the length, it does not matter if you know where you are going!

[kyrasantae.livejournal.com]

Yes, she's in her IPT. But education TAs never really see the students, do they?

I might know where I'm going, but I don't know what I'm doing with it...

[nord-licht.livejournal.com]

well, I hope so :) but for now, a class of 60 seems intimidating even for a former principal instructor :) and I am suppose to hold office hours that any of the IPTs can visit...
how have your practicum been btw? are you still sure that you like teaching? or are you just tired of the uni?

[kyrasantae.livejournal.com]

Office hours isn't too bad, at least it's not supervising labs! I could probably come visit if you're feeling lonely :P

I haven't actually completed a practicum yet, it wasn't working out last term so I'm trying it again this term. Having come up so hard against a wall last time really undermined what little confidence I already had left. I guess I'm feeling kind of ... fake here because I don't have the obvious passion for kids and fluid sociability that everyone else seems to have.

[nord-licht.livejournal.com]

yes, you are welcome to come over , preferably in the next two weeks, because then I will be totally buried until December.I will FB my office hours in a minute...
As far as teaching insecurity is concerned, exactly, they "seem" to have it, but believe me, even extroverts are frowned upon a prospect of managing a bunch of uncontrollable kids and their b**chy parents... I would still give it another try and see if it comes better with experience. For me, the understanding that I am a failure as a teacher came after being five years into it, and in fact getting worse and repeating the same mistakes over and over again!