I am continuing to adjust to this new teacher and honestly have had a very difficult time with it. I am trying to be patient in order to preserve what little work relationship may have been established but I really don't think I care for him or his lack of technique and management. I continue to question whether elementary school is appropriate placement for someone who has only ever taught high school and is unfamiliar and seemingly unwilling to remain consistent with the strict and structured environment that we have established. These kids definitely saw fresh meat coming from a mile away and have manipulated him to the best of their abilities (which is very good) and it is frustrating for me after having worked so hard to have the environment the way it is and have the kids working in something that has been successful all to see it (in my eyes) begin to fall apart as someone takes over who doesn't really seem to care or see the value in what we have created. I have decided not to give him anymore pointers or advice that may come across as unwarranted because it hasn't gotten anywhere yet. I have decided to just let him handle as he sees fit and wonder on his own why the kids aren't focused or paying attention to him why they aren't listening to him when he gives a direction, or why they are having tantrums. When he is ready I figure he will see the value in what I have been trying to convey and maybe things will finally kick in for him.
I began my online classes through UAS for my teaching certification this month and have been adjusting to the class load and time management again. I have the paperwork to get my temporary certification. In our district you can be given temporary certification if the district has proof that you are involved in a program that shows you are working toward your credential. I would qualify me to teach regular education classes because you can't teach special education without your certification, but at least I would be in charge of my own classroom and would be getting better pay and more experience in the mean time. I just need to finish the paperwork and send it in and hopefully by next year I will be in my own classroom. This transition with the new teacher has continued to show me that I really need to be in charge of my own environment and maybe this was just the fire that I needed to get it done.
Jamie has continued with all his hard work at the moving company and with his many side jobs. He has been busy making saurkraut, jam and jelly as we still have a lot of berries to process, and helping get ready for the winter. No success with hunting unfortunately again this year which is a bummer. We have looked at some properties but have not made any serious decisions yet. He has been talking again about finishing school since he only has a year and a half left. I have been encouraging him to do so to the best of my ability but the ball is obviously in his court. He just needs to focus and commit. I think that would ease a lot of the dissatisfaction and tension he might be otherwise feeling and I can only hope that he follows through on it at some point. Other than that we have enjoyed the fair and had a final summer BBQ for Jamie's birthday which was a lot of fun. Unfortunately my camera isn't working too well so I haven't taken a lot of pictures lately and have yet to get summer pictures developed for scrap booking. As the school year continues to settle in I am looking forward to continuing my schooling and the onset of a new bunco year which starts next weekend. Yay! Something to look forward during the winter months :)
