One of the classes I am a para in is Tech Ed. The 7th graders have been designing and building CO2 race cars. I have been trying to spread myself among all the students and staying mostly with the ones that are the most behind. So while i have been working with the ones still in the design faze, the teacher has been in the room with all the power tools. Today I got to go in there and learn/teach how the cars get filed and sanded down. It isn't very difficult, but I did have a hard time explaining it to one of the students. I tend to get a little nervous sometimes and I can't come up with simple terms like the 'grain of the wood'. If I am still in that class next quarter hopefully I will remember terms better.
After school there was a function where a condensed version of Edgar Allen Poe's The Raven was read aloud, there were Poe trivia questions and snacks. It was fun. I met some of the other teachers. There were a few parents that came too. They also did an activity where each person at the table writes a sentence without seeing what the others wrote and that makes a short little story. It was all supposed to be spooky/scary of course. I have to admit that I was rather anxious being there. For starters, scary stories aren't what I tend to go for. But mostly because it was being with people that I don't know well and on a different platform than the normal work environment.
The Edgar Allen Poe function was put on partially by my friend who teaches at the school and told me about the job I now have as a para. Before leaving I made a point of thanking her for helping me get this job. She let me know about it and edited my resume and gave me some general info about the job. I have been meaning to thank her for weeks but we really don't bump into each other often and when we do the timing isn't right. Letting her know that I am grateful and like my job is today's happy. If that seems like an odd thing to be happy about, please read this article.
No pictures today, I somehow forgot.
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