Today I officially finished teaching middle school (at least until next fall…we’ll see what happens). I absolutely loved working this last year as an adjunct teacher at the best online school. This semester was particularly fun because another teacher (Andrew’s cousin) and I each taught different sections of the same class and we had some…
Experiences
A Little School Time
Last spring I decided I wanted to start doing some form of preschool with Emily in the fall. She is naturally curious and loves learning and I wanted to add a bit of structure to our day. I started brainstorming with a friend of mine and we have decided to do a weekly lesson plan…
First Look at Electronics
Andrew has been teaching at a gifted students summer camp for the last two weeks here at Purdue. As part of one of his classes he had them do a short electronics unit. They didn’t use all the supplies so Andrew brought an electronic bracelet kit home for Emily to look at. He handed her…
Student Teaching Humor
Yesterday I was at the grocery store and saw one of the high school students I worked with earlier this year. He gave me a warm hello and asked how I was doing, at which point I asked him why he wasn’t in school (it was mid-morning). He stammered that he had good grades and…
Irish Bliss
Tonight the Irish band I’m in performed with an advanced Irish class at BYU. It was also an Irish dance club night, so before we performed we were invited to join the dancers. So fun!!!! And Andrew is a WAY better dancer than I am!!! And then we performed – which is also the first…
Fiddle
This semester I played in a fiddle group. At the end of the semester we joined forces with the banjo class and arranged a number. Here is the end of semester concert. Enjoy!