I am quite possibly the worst blogger ever! I'm sorry that it has been so long! I've gotten so wrapped up in this semester and student teaching that I've let a lot of time go by since I've blogged.

Things in the MAT program are going great. I registered recently for both the Praxis II's that we are required to take and will spend most of my Christmas break studying for them. I would like to begin studying before that, but I really do not have enough time during the week! I'm hoping that our 5 methods classes this semester have prepared us well for the tests, but because this is a fast-tracked program, I know that there will be some material that I will have to learn on my own.

This semester has been a challenging experience for me as a student. As a future teacher, I'm somewhat of a perfectionist and like to be organized and work ahead on projects. This program has really challenged me for many reasons. One, it is graduate school and the professors give assignments that tend to be a little general and expect us to interpret the assignment and add our own flair to it. This is hard for me because I really like to have specific assignments and know what is required of me - I've really had to adapt to this style of teaching and learning. Two, I really like to work ahead but our work load and time schedule generally does not allow us to work ahead more than a day or two (possibly!).

Tomorrow, we are presenting one activity from our Social Studies units (that we wrote this semester) on film. If they turn out well I'll post them for you to see!

Happy almost Thanksgiving!