There is a line of thinking that in order to overcome fear we must engage in that which inspires fear within us...kinda like how I used to close my eyes whenever I drove past a truck cause they scared me, til I drove to Melbourne once and passed 20+ trucks and now I'm good.
today was one of those times
I taught NOT ONLY high school, but I taught high school SPORT and ENGLISH!!!!!!!!! (Plus a little year 4 PE...but that barely warrants a mention)
Shocked? I thought you would be. A bit like last friday when I *enjoyed* our athletics carnival. What a year this is for me. Absolutely nuts I reckon ;)
So there I was, dressed all sporty (shocking my co-workers who've and I quote, 'Never seen me looking so casual') ha ha ha, they obviously haven't seen me after having a baby when I haven't gotten out of my pj's ALL DAY!!!
Anyway, yeah so I was all sporty and totally overwhelmed. The timetable was the first scary thing, then I had no key (you'd think since I actually work at the school that wouldn't have been an issue...?) and couldn't get in anywhere. And let me tell you - secondary teachers ARE A LOT MORE RELAXED about certain things than primary teachers. Like start times ;) Honestly, I could get used to a little more relaxation :)
Everyone was really very good to me. Which although it was a huge blessing, resulted in the day being quite boring. The most exciting part was talking to Esther C about stuff while year 9 girls played a game of contact netball (didn't even know there was such a game!) and watching Romeo and Juliet in English and thinking that I really enjoyed the version with Leonardo and should watch it again some time.
I'm excited that I did something that was out of my comfort zone. and exhausted.
On a less exciting note, the boys are both so sick. Well Kai is getting a little better I think, but Josh was out of his mind in pain today. Thankfully I had a free period (2 actually, on a relief day - see how I could get used to this relaxation?!) so I ran home - sorry that I'm shocking you so much, and to make you feel better, I only ran half the way. Then the rest of the way I was recovering). I did my best to comfort him and organise Aaron to have an early lunch to take him to the Dr for the 3rd time in a week. Please pray that they'll get better soon. I hate seeing them like this.
And speaking of being exhausted, that could account for the slight rambling feel to this post. But it was a really cool day. If you made it this far thanks for reading my really long post!!
Love Kylee
2 comments:
not surprising from all my talk of books, but I had wanted to be a high school English lit teacher... I decided I wouldn't be able to cope with high school kids, so well done!
Welcome to my world!! Yey! You may be tempted to join us slack high school teachers yet. Especially now that you dress casually. Just remember to always be 5 minutes late, and have messy handwriting and you'll fit right in. Oh, and spelling mistakes are a must!! By the way, I din't know there was non-contact netball. Its such a rough game!Not for the faint hearted. Whe you want to watch Romeo and Juliet again let me know and I'l join you :) Sorry to hear about the boys, will be praying.
Michelle, you would make a great English teacher!! Go for it!!
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