Donate Now I feel sick. It begins…

Donate Now So does anyone on here NOT have a classroom? (besides Michael haha) I’m teaching 6th grade Social Studies in 6 different classrooms throughout the week. Cool. If anyone else is a “cart” teacher, I’d love to hear what strategies you’ve used with classroom culture, materials etc. Right now, I just feel like a…

I never thought I would be more stressed out AFTER Institute… Real life is upon us, and it has thrown itself at me. My principal has decided to take a mini vacay (yes I just said vacay), and I have no idea no what GRADE I’m teaching. I’m either 6th or 7th, but now we’re…

I got a job today Hired on the spot…whew. 6th/7th grade social studies at a middle school in the Bronx. PS: The school is a DANCE ACADEMY. I am so stoked.

Round two of interviews on Thursday for the same position at the same school. I guess they liked me enough for me to come back and show them a lesson plan. I’m not doing a demo lesson but rather just showing them a plan. I’m a little confused as to how to present the plan…

Wow…I just hopped a fence in a private backyard to get back into St. John’s. This university is ridiculous. 8 more days of Institute! WOO HOO Honestly I do think Institute has gone well for me, for the most part. I’ve only had two lessons that completely bombed (so far…). I do teach Math next…

Nope. No sir…I will no longer be living in a box close to the 4 line. I still remain JOBLESS, but as of now, I am not HOMELESS! My soon-to-be roommate and I found this beautiful (quite affordable) place in Harlem, where I have all this wonderful natural light, hardwood floors, multiple closets and new…

So I am convinced that Institute makes you a nervous wreck. Or at least me. I had a totally fine day. My CMA said hey to me and asked me how I was doing. I started bawling. What. Is. Wrong. With. Me.

Scratch the last angry entry haha… Got my package. Induction is fun. People here are very cool. Life is good

Aggggggggh… Ok I will write more about induction later (it really HAS been a positive experience so far), but right now I’m SO frustrated! I mailed a package to get to St. John’s LAST WEEK, and for some reason it has been lost in the shuffle. Unfortunately, this package has some important items in it:…

Bring it.

Alright TFAers past and present…. What should I be bringing to Institute? I mean I’ve got the whole clothes/toiletries thing down, but what about things for my summer classroom? My placement is elementary, so I’m assuming that that is what I’ll most likely be teaching this summer. So far all I’ve got is a printer,…

I graduated yesterday… Bill Clinton was supposed to be our keynote speaker. In fact, it was in the program and everything. Then very complicated issues arose with striking campus workers, and he decided not to come. Then Ariana Huffington was supposed to speak. Same thing. She decided not to come. So…my chancellor spoke. It was…

It’s my last finals week in my undergraduate college career, and I have a nasty nasty cold. I have about a billion things to do to get ready for finals, get ready for my big move, prepare for institute and with my apartment and work in general. All these things are so not fun when…

Hello LA TFAers! I’m entering TFA as well (NYC 08 WOO!), but I’ve been living in LA for the past 4 years going to school. I have to LEAVE LA to prepare for my NYC move on June 15th, but I have a little dilemma… I have this wonderful bed I bought in February that…

Oh my goodness… I am getting so very stressed out, and I haven’t even STARTED yet. I am very excited that I’m going to be a New Yorker and all, but I’ve gotta say that this whole process would be a lot easier if I wasn’t 3000 MILES AWAY until the first day of induction.…

Hmmmm anyone else check out the boko Relentless Pursuit yet? It’s all about TFA and some recruits as an LA high school. I’m reading it right now, and I think it’s really interesting. Just interested in any current CMs who have read it and how accurate you’d say it is…. Discuss amongst yourselves…

It’s official. My mother has started the “my only baby is moving across the country” guilt trip…