Rant VIII: The Reckoning

That show is on "The Learning Channel"?
HAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

By the way,since I am moving today,I probably wont have any internet for the next couple of weeks. :( so no more Halforums for a while.boooo
 
TLC hasn't been a learning channel in years. It's the same as the Psuedo-History and Hitler channel; or the Crab, Shark, and Blowing Stuff Up with Adam and Jamie Channel.
 
My first chemo session is scheduled for my birthday. I just better get my cake before the drip starts, dammit.
 
On the Black horse pike this section of road has been blocked off for months and most of the time I never see them working on any-thing. What the hell? People's tax dollars pay these guys salaries for crying out loud!
 
I want to be angry about something trite and obvious, so I can vent and rant about that and feel better about life, so that everything I'm angry and stressed about now will feel less overwhelming and unsolvable.
 

North_Ranger

Staff member
I want to be angry about something trite and obvious, so I can vent and rant about that and feel better about life, so that everything I'm angry and stressed about now will feel less overwhelming and unsolvable.
How about the fact that popcorn in the movie theatre always ends up tasting like cardboard by the time the movie actually begins?
 
Been holding off on ranting about this for the past week, but I think I finally need to get it out of my system.

I've dropped out of my teaching practicum.

It wasn't an easy decision and I was in a deep, depressive funk last week as a result. But after my final assessment at my first placement (a Kindergarten and Grade 1 merged class), the writing was on the wall: I'm not ready to be a teacher. At least not right now. A lot of what my supervisor said in my assessment included things like:

-I get easily overwhelmed and frustrated, especially when things don't go the way I planned or wanted.
-I tended to leave my lesson planning to the last minute.
-By this point in the placement, I should have had full control of the classroom as far as planning for the week's lessons and such. I could barely even do a short, small group activity or a short Smartboard lesson.
-I'm not consistent in my speaking tone or teaching practices. I was also not animated enough or speaking excitedly enough to keep the attention of the children.

So at this point, I need to drop out of it. On the bright side, I'll be getting 50% of my tuition back for dropping out so early. There were some positives to be said, such as that I clearly cared for the kids and they did enjoy my presence. I was most excited and animated when I would read a story to them. Admittedly, this really was my favourite thing to do with them.

Right now, I'm looking into a program at the local community college for Human Services. This program will allow me a number of options, which includes being a teaching assistant. These days, a teacher is rarely alone in the classroom. They have either special needs specialists or teaching aids, etc. It depends on the school and the needs of the classroom, of course, but it's becoming more common. In fact, my province recently announced it was hiring over 200 teaching assistants. Given the glut of teachers graduates the last decade, the possibility of even landing a full-time teaching gig might be tough right now. But I've heard that getting a job as an educational assistant is more possible right now.

I suppose I can always try for my practicum again in a few years. It was one of the few things left that I needed to finish my program, aside from a couple of non-educational related courses.

Still, it's really disconcerting that I've hit this brick wall. This has been what I'd been moving towards for the better part of a decade. To hit it now, when I was so close to the finish line, hurts like a bitch. At this point, though, it's clear that I'm just not cut out to be at teacher. :(
 
Been holding off on ranting about this for the past week, but I think I finally need to get it out of my system.

I've dropped out of my teaching practicum.

It wasn't an easy decision and I was in a deep, depressive funk last week as a result. But after my final assessment at my first placement (a Kindergarten and Grade 1 merged class), the writing was on the wall: I'm not ready to be a teacher. At least not right now. A lot of what my supervisor said in my assessment included things like:

-I get easily overwhelmed and frustrated, especially when things don't go the way I planned or wanted.
-I tended to leave my lesson planning to the last minute.
-By this point in the placement, I should have had full control of the classroom as far as planning for the week's lessons and such. I could barely even do a short, small group activity or a short Smartboard lesson.
-I'm not consistent in my speaking tone or teaching practices. I was also not animated enough or speaking excitedly enough to keep the attention of the children.

So at this point, I need to drop out of it. On the bright side, I'll be getting 50% of my tuition back for dropping out so early. There were some positives to be said, such as that I clearly cared for the kids and they did enjoy my presence. I was most excited and animated when I would read a story to them. Admittedly, this really was my favourite thing to do with them.

Right now, I'm looking into a program at the local community college for Human Services. This program will allow me a number of options, which includes being a teaching assistant. These days, a teacher is rarely alone in the classroom. They have either special needs specialists or teaching aids, etc. It depends on the school and the needs of the classroom, of course, but it's becoming more common. In fact, my province recently announced it was hiring over 200 teaching assistants. Given the glut of teachers graduates the last decade, the possibility of even landing a full-time teaching gig might be tough right now. But I've heard that getting a job as an educational assistant is more possible right now.

I suppose I can always try for my practicum again in a few years. It was one of the few things left that I needed to finish my program, aside from a couple of non-educational related courses.

Still, it's really disconcerting that I've hit this brick wall. This has been what I'd been moving towards for the better part of a decade. To hit it now, when I was so close to the finish line, hurts like a bitch. At this point, though, it's clear that I'm just not cut out to be at teacher. :(
I've been debating whether I want to reply to this or not. I know this was a hard decision for you, and I don't want to add to your stress, but apparantly I've decided to anyway.

The criticisms that were given to you sound like very valid criticisms, but they're not anything that can't be overcome. That you aren't ready to be a teacher right this second doesn't mean that you aren't cut out to be. Practice and dedication can overcome those shortcomings, if you have the passion to push you through. I've seen your posts about teaching, you seemed to really, really enjoy it. You made it sound like you'd found your calling in life outside of writing. Don't pass that up. I think it was you who posted that inspirational video about the injured man that couldn't walk, who overcame his disability through yoga (or maybe I just think that because I know you do yoga), and he had a very resonating message. Just because you can't do it today doesn't mean you'll never be able to do it.

Ultimately, only you can decide what is right for you. If you decide to become a teacher's aid (which does sound like good practice towards becoming a teacher) or whether you decide to seek fulfillment elsewhere is entirely lead by you. I just hate to see someone give up on something they love.

Hugs, bro.
 
Oh, believe me, I agreed 500% with the criticisms. And you're right, they can be overcome...but not in the short period that the rest of my practicum will be.
 
I had intended to be a doctor, was taking pre-med bio, chem, general classes, etc. And I completely bombed chemistry. I wasn't cut out to be a doctor. I hope you find it as liberating as I did. With all the world open to you, it's nice to get some clarification or focus on what works for you and what doesn't work for you.
 
I had a friend who, like Adam, was in pre-med when she realized she didn't have what it takes to be a doctor. She did a surgical internship and found out that she couldn't handle the blood. She became a high school biology teacher instead.
 

North_Ranger

Staff member
I know how you feel, Nick... You know what my situation is, if you've ever taken a look at the Wacky Tumor Thread. Essentially the situation for me is that while I am a fully qualified teacher, my health is such that a full-time teaching position anywhere else except when teaching adult learners is simply not feasible. I require assistance with my kidney drain, and there are times when my medication simply leaves me in dire pain or exhausted for several days - and being a teacher is surprisingly physical.

So I've had to put aside all but the slightest hopes of being a teacher, and am actually considering going back to the university to see if I can't get myself qualifications as a translator. Still weighing my options on that matter...

I know everything will turn out for the better for you, Nick. I just know.
 
I'm in a lot* of pain tonight. Like, I might have to pack up and go the emergency room amount of pain. I don't need this nonsense.

*See, Officer_Charon, I can spell it right. :p
 
Man, fuck cancer. For everyone fighting it now or who has fought it and beaten it.

Just got word that a very close family friend who was diagnosed with stage for breast cancer two years ago is being moved to hospice today. She was showing signs of improvement, the tumors were shrinking, then in the last week and a half, BOOM she has almost no healthy liver tissue left and it's spread to the abdominal wall. Nothing left to do now but get comfortable and wait.

She's also 37 years old with two boys age 9 and 7.

My next post will probably be in the "I'm drunk" thread.

Fuck cancer. That's all.
 
Man, it's been raining here for the past three days, and it's been causing late trains and trams. And my feet got wet! That's so annoying. You guys really have no idea.
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Dear immune system, I hate you so much I could punch you in the earhole. What's next? A touch of Ebola? A bit of the Black Plague? All I've got to say is BRING IT ON!
 
Anyone else hate it when good actors are on horrible shows? Like how Lonny Ross (Josh Girard from 30 Rock) is on that awful "Level Up" show, or Jane Lynch being on Glee! It bugs me.
 
I'm more upset that Level Up! exists than that is has good actors playing bad parts. All the rest of the live action has crashed and burned, but they are DETERMINED to keep this on the air.
 
I'm more upset that Level Up! exists than that is has good actors playing bad parts. All the rest of the live action has crashed and burned, but they are DETERMINED to keep this on the air.
I knew this show was gonna suck hard when I heard one of the actors saying "Its about kids who totally video game." NO-ONE SAYS THAT! It's GAMING you donk! Also the show is basically just a poor man's Digimon, but with kids who are even MORE immature(and considering they are older than the kids from Digimon thats saying something).
 
I knew this show was gonna suck hard when I heard one of the actors saying "Its about kids who totally video game." NO-ONE SAYS THAT! It's GAMING you donk! Also the show is basically just a poor man's Digimon, but with kids who are even MORE immature(and considering they are older than the kids from Digimon thats saying something).
I would compare it to more like "What if The Guild had to deal with the MMO in the Real World... and it was boring as hell."
 
I would compare it to more like "What if The Guild had to deal with the MMO in the Real World... and it was boring as hell."
Ooh, that is a good comparison!

Also, the show makes no damn sense. How did the monsters come to the real world? From what I've read Maldark opened a worm-hole to the human world after gaining sentience...and also from what I remember this did not cause massive black-outs as creating a worm-hole would take at least 15 nuclear reactors! And its not like he was actually a magic demon or something, this guy was JUST a sentient computer program yet after being hit by a laser from a satelite(seriously) he gains enough power to defy the laws of physics. And its not magic, because since hes from a computer world- ITS STILL SCIENCE FICTION! This show makes Digimon, the Matrix, and Hackers look like logical representations of what computers can do. And that's saying something.
 
This is fundamentally wrong. Something involving a computer is not defacto science fiction. You probably think Star Wars is science fiction, too.
...sarcasm. I was using sarcasm Poe. Or were you being sarcastic? WHY IS SARCASM/IRONY SO HARD TO UNDERSTAND ON THE INTERNET?!
 
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