just so's not to keep y'all hangin'... i did fine on my first observation. maybe too well. now, i am anxious about how to keep it up, or even raise the bar. but in any case, despite some jitters, i had fun with the kids. they are all basically good kids, and as long as i engage them, make the effort to relate to them, i think they are willing to give things a try. and besides, my cooperating teacher (formally, i kept calling her my mentor teacher, which, in truth, i feel she is) is great, and has a great system in place. to be honest, things were, in a way, too easy for me, because all i had to do was basically cue the kids in to do what they already knew they were supposed to be doing...
had to catch up on some sleep deprivation. for various reasons, i was pulling consecutive all-nighters. now, since i'm an old-timer, i can't just shrug it off and say, "i'll pay that back when i'm old." I AM OLD. so my credit's no longer good. immediate payment for debts...
am still in drift mode, though. lots of obligations, debts, dreams.
1) heard about "jam packs," where you can incorporate different musical instruments into the standard garage band set. there's one jam pack called "world music," that has, among other things, taiko drums, koto, shamisen, etc. coo-u-l.
2) have to get back into taiji... learn (and fully retain) other style forms. analyze the forms i do know in greater detail... sure, been saying this for some time now...
3) write a story about brocken spectres, and walpurgisnight.
4) may start posting stories and poems on webooks (from facebooks). at least there's a possibility of getting published, instead of just having these things "out there" with no (or little [but it HAS been appreciated!!!]) feedback...
5) systematizing my treatment methodologies (another thing i've been sayin' for quite some time), somewhat inspired by the organization of my cooperating teacher...
well, gotta go. the kids require assistance.
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