Still in our PJ’s on a rainy Wednesday morning.

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 11:16:28 -0400

myseveralworlds.

Sun, 18 Oct 2009 13:40:36 -0400

myseveralworlds.

goabove

Sun, 18 Oct 2009 13:32:07 -0400

goabove

Took family photos last week. Love how they came out.

Sun, 18 Oct 2009 13:19:53 -0400

Took family photos last week. Love how they came out.

KimCandy2

Mon, 05 Oct 2009 12:20:25 -0400

KimCandy2

love_shoes_munoz

Mon, 05 Oct 2009 12:17:39 -0400

love_shoes_munoz

getmesoon

Mon, 05 Oct 2009 12:15:38 -0400

getmesoon

geovasquez111

Mon, 05 Oct 2009 12:13:33 -0400

geovasquez111

My baby girls on a Monday morning. :)

Mon, 05 Oct 2009 11:45:51 -0400

My baby girls on a Monday morning. :)

think4yourself: laureola: 9GAG - Difference between women and...

Mon, 05 Oct 2009 11:39:35 -0400

think4yourself:

laureola:

9GAG - Difference between women and men

(via stripeout, hardcorejudas, florencio)

brooklynmutt: Are You There, God? It’s Me, Cookie Monster via

Mon, 05 Oct 2009 11:37:34 -0400

brooklynmutt:

Are You There, God? It’s Me, Cookie Monster

via

Laughter

Sat, 03 Oct 2009 21:42:40 -0400

My daughters are sitting watching TV and giggling the cutest giggles. They have just started really laughing at certain things that happen on TV and its so cute. Even before I had children I thought the sound of children laughing was the best. It’s even better when they are yours. :)

freefeverfiles

Sat, 03 Oct 2009 21:09:20 -0400

freefeverfiles

glitter-graphics.

Sat, 03 Oct 2009 21:03:18 -0400

glitter-graphics.

graphics

Sat, 03 Oct 2009 20:55:31 -0400

graphics

conversationsforabetterworld

Sat, 03 Oct 2009 20:47:54 -0400

conversationsforabetterworld

jusfamilyrecords

Sat, 03 Oct 2009 20:39:34 -0400

jusfamilyrecords

dmaresh

Sat, 03 Oct 2009 20:35:31 -0400

dmaresh

brooklynmutt: “to have and to hold” (spanish taster), depeche...

Sat, 03 Oct 2009 20:24:13 -0400

brooklynmutt:

“to have and to hold” (spanish taster), depeche mode

Get teaching certification and teach for a year in America?

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 23:39:00 -0400

hono-lulu:

jgh:

meghannjane:

jgh:

Or teach in a foreign country?

I’m not trying to start a shit storm here. I’m a huge fan of this blog, and I’ve been really interested in your substitute teaching experiences lately.

However, I was just curious to know how long you have been considering teaching as a profession? Is it something you’ve always been interested in, or is it something that you’ve recently considered because of your current employment situation? I’ve read that you’ve taken over your mom’s class, so you’ve obviously had a familiarity with the “behind-the-scenes” educational field throughout your life. Having a mom as a teacher must definitely have a huge impact on your decision.

I have to be honest and say that it really rubs me the wrong way when people decide they want to be teachers as a fall-back profession. I know the economy is bad and that it’s hard to secure a job (believe me, I fought tooth and nail for my teaching position this fall). It’s frustrating because, in order for me to get a job, I went through a 5-year program, had 5 separate teaching placements in which I spent countless hours with my students (not to mention half a dozen volunteer placements), and wrote dozens of papers on educational philosophies, beliefs, goals, and curriculum. I definitely do not mean to sound like a snob when I say that… I just mean that becoming a teacher has been my focus for as long as I can remember. I’m passionate about education in this country, and it means more to me than I can explain.

To me, it’s not fair that someone can go through a short certification process and get the same job as teachers for whom the educational field has been a focus their whole lives… all because the thing he or she wanted to do in the first place didn’t work out.

So are you saying that you think it should be HARDER for people to become teachers because you went through a long period of time to become a teacher?

Alternative certification programs exist for a reason. I’m glad that you are obviously so passionate, but alternative certification fills a very desperate need. If everyone was like you and made teaching as competitive as it should be, maybe it couldn’t be someone’s “fallback.” But let’s face it: the salary is not what it should be for the work public school teachers do, and the retention rate for teachers is abysmal. The turnaround rate is high, high, high. People walk out all the time. So if you don’t like the fact that recruitment standards are lower than what you went through, don’t blame me, blame a system that doesn’t support its educators well enough.

I’m not sure why you had to do so much to be a teacher. (Not that that’s bad!) When did you start teaching? Was it different then? Because where I’m from, which is a poor border town, they are BEGGING for teachers left and right.

I’m not going to lie: I doubt teaching will be my life-long career. And I had NO IDEA I would like it. But you know what? I think I do. It’s only been two weeks, but I really like the kids. I like watching them learn stuff. I like that in my situation, I get to actually formulate real lesson plans instead of babysit. I like tutoring. I like interacting with the kids. Hopefully, even if it’s only over a year or two, I could make a difference.

If I go teach in a foreign country, I would plan for that to be an experience of a year or two years. I want to travel, but it’s not going to be some vacation. Many people go thinking they can just hand out English crosswords. That is NOT what I would be doing.

Personally, I think your statements are judgmental. I don’t know you, but I’m kinda pissed.

I try to stay away from controversy but I have to agree with jgh on this one. This gave me the same feeling as someone who has to work hard all through college paying for it and etc etc who has hard feelings towards those who had it ‘easy’.

This completely pisses me off. I don’t care who you are or what your profession was before. You should have to go through all the classes, tests, student teachings and degrees that is required to be a teacher. I kicked my ass to become one and worked extremely hard. It is very hard being thrown in a classroom for the first time, not knowing all the curriculum and programs that you must teach. As a teacher you get better at it each year and become seasoned. To think that people only come in for a little while because its what they can do for the moment until something better comes along should not be tolerated. I’ve seen this first hand in schools I have worked in and the majority of these “fake teachers” don’t stay long. The children suffer in the end because when you are a new teacher the students don’t get the full benefit of having a teacher that is comfortable with the curriculum. If the over turn of teachers keeps pumping in new, that never stay (and aren’t even qualified) when will our children get the education that they deserve. As a teacher, I gained new insight each year on how to be better at my craft. What worked for kids and what didn’t. The children are what is important and unfortunately its always just a warm body in front of the classroom that is needed. It makes me sick.

You Know You Want Stella

Still in our PJ’s on a rainy Wednesday morning.

myseveralworlds.

goabove

Took family photos last week. Love how they came out.

KimCandy2

love_shoes_munoz

getmesoon

geovasquez111

My baby girls on a Monday morning. :)

think4yourself: laureola: 9GAG - Difference between women and...

brooklynmutt: Are You There, God? It’s Me, Cookie Monster via

Laughter

freefeverfiles

glitter-graphics.

graphics

conversationsforabetterworld

jusfamilyrecords

dmaresh

brooklynmutt: “to have and to hold” (spanish taster), depeche...

Get teaching certification and teach for a year in America?