I am feeling slightly overwhelmed lately. I feel like I don’t have enough time to even stop and catch my breath or to stop and smell the clean fall air. Literacy block is going to kill me but I am determined to get through it. I have a couple of really full days ahead of me. One day I’m teaching a lesson, doing a math assessment, and doing a running record (a reading thing). Luckily I get along with my mentor teacher and I am excited to get to know the students better as the year goes on. I am working on overcoming my shyness, when I am a real teacher I wont have time to be timid so I need to get over it now. I love all the things I am learning and I don’t feel overwhelmed with information I just feel like I have so many assignments for so many similar classes that it’s hard to keep them straight, even with my amazing organizational skills!

Well that is all for tonight. I think I am going to go to bed and read about some fantastic women in American History. I know Tristan will be staying up for at least another hour (Daily Show and Colbert Report).