Wednesday, August 16, 2006

I'm Not a Fraud!

Sorry for the long break in my posting, but I have had to prioritize and unfortunately blogging is a bit lower on the list. But I am back, at least for this evening.

Anyway, I have been working really hard to get everything ready for my students, who start back tomorrow. I find this year to be a bit different to the previous two because first, I am thrilled to be teaching AP Euro, and second, because I am feeling more settled with my abilities as a teacher. All of this is good, but I didn't really reflect on it too much until today when I received a call from a parent of an AP student with concerns. I was shocked and so pleased with my handling of the conversation. I was confident, calm and quite intelligent sounding...And I think he was impressed. It was awesome! I feel like I am actually a teacher... FINALLY!

It is so strange how self-perception is usually so far from what we truly are.

Also, if you are interested to see what my students are doing, check out our AP Euro blog... just please don't post.