Today was difficult. I wasn't feeling well, my lesson plan was less prepared than I wanted, and I forgot to bring a lunch. Additionally, we are still over three weeks out from Spring Break! I think I'm more excited for Spring Break than my students are.
Yes, today was difficult. But I made it through, as I do everyday. On tough days like today it is more important to find positive aspects in order to boost my morale. So I am jumping back into the "Three Good Things" format for today. Because I need it.
1. Attendance was amazing today! I strategically scheduled a quiz for today because I knew that after this weekend I would need a little break, and I wanted to give my students the weekend to review for the quiz. One thing I didn't consider was that attendance may actually be better on Mondays than other days of the week, like Fridays when I usually give tests. Thanks to the great attendance today, the vast majority of my students completed the vocabulary quiz! It's about the little wins sometimes...
2. I'm getting more involved in AVID at my school. My school's academic dean, and leader of AVID, asked me to help out with tutorial days on Tuesdays and Thursdays. It's not a super big or important job, but I'm super excited to learn more about AVID and play a slightly larger role in AVID at my school.
3. A lot of my Freshman know a decent amount about World War I. I gave my students a quick pre-quiz on WWI vs. WWII today. Basically I gave them a list of topics, events, people, etc. and they had to differentiate them between the World Wars. Most of my students got about half correct, which was awesome. The pre-quiz gave me a much better idea of what my students know (which happens to be bit) so I can be a better teacher to them.
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