Dear Vaughn,
I
hope this finds you well and you are about to embark on your student teaching
this spring. All the work you have done will finally amount to something so do
not lose faith. I can prove to you I know what I’m talking about because I’m
the only one that knows about those hidden love poems in your journal. Trust
me, take this letter seriously. You might have had a rough start but you are being
thrown into a family that will keep you close and keep in your best interest. The
one thing that I wish I would have done differently is to get all your medical
things done at the beginning of the semester or during Christmas break so that
you miss as little as possible. You will get sick a few times but you should
power through it and miss as little as possible! Practice like you would for
your own classroom. Your program will
help you a lot with time management and literary practices. Use them for your
students’ benefit. Just breathe and
realize three preps as a student teacher is actually a lot and you will only
have two preps next fall. Make sure you
make time for you college work but also realize students need you and they rely
on you whether you realize it or not. The articles will help you apply new
strategies to your own teaching so take notes and prepare. Plan. Plan. Plan.
The biggest thing I can give you is the advice to be organized and prepared.
Those who prepare for everything really don’t have to deal with much of
anything. Go to your friends for help
but be self-reliant. You can finish this semester strong. Smile and breathe.
You will be done before you know it; time really does fly when you are busy
having fun. So have fun, enjoy your extra free time.
Best and to thine own self be true,
;)
Vaughn
Ninacska
