Eyes

They Open

They open foggy and unclear.

They open shadows begin to fade.

They open the visions to become foggy and unclear.

They open thoughts become unsure.

They open the past is in the past.

They open you become unsure.

They open you rush to become active.

They open you rush to wipe the webs of the dream away.

They open and still the webs linger.

They open to see where you have come.

It isn't until the fluffy, furry tuxedo taps you though, that they are clear.

They open.

They open to a world of possibilities and a road to trudge.

Your eyes are the receivers of scattered dreams of regrets and desires.

Every Morning..

 My furry sentinels Luci and Hades greet me every morning.

They stand one on each side of the hall, as they wait for me to arise. 

As I walk down the hall they rush ahead, weaving through one leg to another.

From the hall to my desk, their favorite resting place, they wait for their maid.

Splayed across my desk I wait for them to arise.

Laid on his back is his comfort spot, Hades.

Luci prefers to rub her cheeks on the computer screen, so much the lady.

Food is Luci's first love, snacks suit Hades from sunset to sunrise.

Luci is calm and Hades is rather neurotic, both act as if my desk is their resting place. 

They both love attention. each one different, Luci is up in your face, Hades prefers to lay next to you, but not in your face.

My furry sentinels Luci and Hades greet me every morning.

Curriculum

 

Often the idea of starting something new brings a certain amount of trepidation. There are always foundational questions such as, what will this look like, how will it be implemented, what is the over-arching goal? I can see now why many people in education go for a single subject credential, mainly because it is much easier to develop a full plan on one subject, rather than on all the subjects. With a multiple subject credential, the main objective is to create a solid foundation for all subjects taught K-12.

Since graduating in May of 2019, I have been really trying to figure out exactly how I want my teaching to look like. While in classes we were bombarded with information and theory lots of theory-based learning, however, I never really felt like it was truly being taught for comprehension. It always felt more like this is how I teach, see if you can mimic this. I also feel that they truly wanted us to learn the standards and base our teaching upon the standards, I get that, I just wish they would have walked us through how that would look based upon generic curriculum. Even the standards acknowledge that their focus is on what is most essential, they don't cover everything that should be taught. Hence the amount of trepidation that occurs in starting.

I have decided that I will substitute this year and learn from those teachers that have experience and learn the state standards and begin creating a plan to adapt the curriculum to meet those requirements.

The pacing is where I need to start and when and what I will teach. Trepidation and anxiety, often accompany me until I gain the confidence that I really know what I am doing. Confidence isn't something that I was born with, it was something I always had to work for. The difference today is that I know how to go about gaining knowledge and how to work to gain confidence.