Open Mic

Hello NTI Family:
Well where do I begin? I had a week similar to Tracys, but not quite as bad. Last week I suffered with a bad sinus infection, went to the doctor and got meds, and still am not feeling 100% myself. I also started the "Exceptional Child" class on the same day and was totally out of it. My head hurt so bad and I couldn't breath out of my nose. I know that this all comes from lack of rest because the human body can takebut so much before it begins to break down. On top of missing a day and not feeling well, Ms. Hayden came to visit me on Friday morning. I still felt terrible but had to endure and do the best I could. All went well and Ms. Hayden was impressed with my lesson plan and presentation. She was pleasurable to work with and gave me valuable pointers for my job search. "Thanks so much Ms. Hayden"!

On another note, the "Exceptional Child" course is interesting and I now have another load on my plate. Our homework was to research websites that offered teaching strategies for students with ADD. I found ldonline.org to be very helpful and so my homework is complete. I think I might enjoy the class but it is long (4:30-9:30) and after 5PM my mind begins to shut down. The instructor will have to be interesting to keep me up. One good thing was she let us out at 8PM, hopefully this will be the norm.

The video we watched during our last NTI class was "GREAT". I truly liked the message on poker chips and how we as teachers can give or take them away. I have thought about that message when disciplining my own girls. I think that if we remember the importance of our students having poker chips, we will be better educators overall and perhaps our students will learn from our example.