The students I have--my first group of students, aside from the incoming freshmen I taught at ASU's Early Start program two years ago--are amazing. They're humorous, curious, and all doing relatively well in class. My Tulsa kiddos have taught me how to interact and teach many different types of students, and I'm excited to meet my 150 Phoenix kiddos with these 4 weeks of teaching experience under my belt.
In the past 4 weeks, we've experienced actual tornado warnings where we had to go down to the basement and stay "calm" while our students had to stay "calm" while we were all late for lunch and hungry. We've shared deodorant (I forgot mine one day and our classroom is at least 80 degrees and humid every day), shared life stories, and grown to know each other well.
There's nobody else I would rather share a classroom with, and knowing that Elliott is going to Miami when I go back to Phoenix is rough--but I'm stoked because it means I have someone to go and stay with in Miami!
In addition to my students and Elliott, I was privileged to work with an entire group of fabulous humanities teachers (pictured at the top of this post.)
This was my CTE group, and we're all English, history or geography teachers. We bonded over our tough work and stuck through many hours of lesson planning, classes, and preparation for returning to our corps cities. I feel well equipped thanks to these awesome humans, and led by our fearless Sasha.
I've enjoyed Tulsa, for what it's been, and I'm ready to jump in to teaching in Phoenix.
