Well, I’ve just finished my first short stint as a teacher. The experience was wonderful. I’ve been working at the same school I did my practicum and also the same one I attended in Junior High - how cool is that?
I worked with some terrific staff and students for an eight week placement. What a great way to get my feet wet and become more confident as a new teacher. It was nice to ‘land’ in a school where I had tremendous support and already knew many of the staff and students. I could really focus on learning to be a better teacher without being so concerned about the periphery of learning about the geography of the school, staff, and student names.
My contract has been settled for the fall so I’ll be teaching in a different school. From first glance this will be an excellent opportunity to work in a new school as a learning and literacy teacher. I’ve been working with highly gifted young people thus far, now I’ll be working with students that have challenges in their ability to communicate and learn - should be interesting.
One of the perks - summer off. I now have 8 weeks to unwind, enjoy myself and wash away the residue of the university experience. I must say, contrary to what many have suggested, the education program has prepared me quite well to begin my new career. Now, holidays….
Fiona and I will be embarking on a Western Canada journey by motorcycle. Stay tuned for updates.
well, the weather has finally smartened up, and i can get my bike out of the garage and into the street. i can’t believe how late spring has come this year. maybe, we’ve just been spoiled with early warm springs in the past few years.
tomorrow will be the maiden voyage for my little red viffer this year. can’t wait to let’r rip on the way to school. i’ve become so used to our sedate little economy car and my gutless truck over the winter. it’ll be nice to have something with a lot more punch.
starting numbers on the odometer this year - 41566 kilometres.
if i had to pick a number of kilometres that i’d ride this year it will likely be around 10,000 again this summer. i’m hoping for more but this will be the last summer before i’m gainfully employed again. lack of funds = lack of ability to ride.
Hard to believe that with snow on the ground I’m planning my ride route for the summer, but I’m really looking forward to doing some riding and exploring. This won’t be nearly as long as previous summers’ routes but it should be fun and scenic just the same.
Part of this route travels along areas I’ve seen or ridden before, but I’m so much more comfortable on my bike that I’d like to try some of these more challenging roads again. I haven’t been to Vancouver Island since the early 90s - so I’m really looking forward to spending some time riding out there.