A boring post
Not much to report on this front, so be ready for a boring post. I'm mainly sitting here jumpy and on edge because of my second (and hopefully final) teaching evaluation on Tuesday which will determine my fate of this year. Yesterday was the most gorgeous day in Paris and I did take the kids out to look at some fabric for our future curtains, but my edginess prevented us from really enjoying the day because my mind isn't clear and free. Then, I took Gab over to a friend's to help her with a sewing project and it really made me want to get back into sewing again. I am determined to get that machine back up and running! After Tuesday, maybe my free time won't be spent stressing and I'll be able to focus on more projects. Isn't it funny how psychological worries can manifest themselves in our actual physical free time?
For Tuesday I have such a fun class in store. I think (hope) that I've gotten my students to a level where we can do some activities in class that are a little out of the ordinary and it won't cause a big drama. In any case, I am going to test them out on Monday, see if it works. I can't give it away here, but there will be a couple of farces during my class- all having to do with our English lesson of the day. It was difficult to integrate April Fool's day into our lesson, but I've done it and can't wait.
I am confident about what I prepared and am hoping that my students will behave that day. I've been really on top of things with them lately and they have really shown that they respect me, but you never know, you can have a surprise on any given day. Wish me luck! Until then, I'm going to go stress some more...
Good luck for Tuesday, Andie! It is so true that stress can manifest itself in strange ways and totally prevent you from doing other things - although I applaud you for at least getting out yesterday, even if you didn't totally enjoy it. Exam stress paralizes me and I end up spending days chained to my desk. I have my oral exam for the French bar exam in civil procedure on Tuesday too and I'm terrified that, amongst other terrible things that could happen, they'll give me a possion d'avril...
Posted by: Stefanie | March 30, 2008 at 05:02 PM
Good Luck Andie...sending positive thoughts your way!
Posted by: Pam | March 31, 2008 at 01:38 AM
Good Luck Andie - the 1st of April is a magical day, my daughter's birthday - I hope all goes well x
Posted by: Annee | March 31, 2008 at 02:26 PM