The First two days of school

So it is my second day teaching at an urban school. And.... well i thought i knew what i was doing. I had everything set up and ready to go. BUT my first day was from hell. I really had no control of the classroom and i was so flustered that i did ponder if i could do this all year round. But eventually i realized that i enjoy it so far. After the first day, i was just tired and i really felt like shit.

Their are a few problem students. most are just talkers, but their is this one student who just sassy. i spoke to her parents and she was some sort of help, but not too much. Other than that i think is it just first day students testing the teacher.

so the second day i was ready for war. i was stern and "asshole" not literally, but was very strict. it worked in the morning, However, after lunch it was hell. it was like the first day of school and huhuhuhuh.

More to come later. I am at war and its me against them.

Less than a week

I am in the process of decorating my room and its a pain. They never teach you how to decorate the room so what i am doing is guess work. I think the room looks nice, but a week later it might look completely different . as the time approaches i am thinking that i am scared out of my mind. Teaching all the students every subject. Where to start??

Now i have to plan the lesson. i have an idea of what i want to do, but doing it is another whole set of problems. I must say this has to be one step at a time.

I bet that i have spent at least 40 plus hours and not getting paid anything. uhhhhh

ill keep you posted when i know more. and when i have more free time.

T-minus 30 days

Today I went into the school for the first time since my interview and i realized that i am scared as a cat in water. I saw my classroom and realized i have really no idea what i am doing. All the classes that i have taken and field work are no cure for what is about to come. First off i realized that the classroom is bare and I, have to decorate the room. Teaching school has prepared me to teach, but not to set up a classroom. If i had my way i would paint the whole room purple and...well that is all i can come up with. Not trying to sound sexiest, but i have no idea how to make it cute. I look at the other classrooms and they look nice, cute, warm, and so on. Wait till you see mine. It's going to be......my thoughts exactly.
On a denser side, i saw the curriculum that i am going to teach. WOW! i feel like i am the one going back to school. All the information that i have to learn. Heck i forgot how to divide. I realize now that the task as hand is going to be challenging but fun. And by fun i mean me hanging out at the bar everyday after school.
Oh yeah i have to spend how much money on supplies. I feel like i am going to back to school shopping for 28 kids. At least i only have them for 7 hours.