Two AMAZING student walls!
(My 9th graders can earn a wall if their work is outstanding AND they come up with the idea for the name!)
I cannot believe my life was all packed up into my little car just three months ago. Vegas already feels like home and I don't plan on leaving any time soon!
When I accepted a job with Teach For America, I had no idea what would come of it. But now that I have more than two months of teaching under my belt I can honestly say it was the perfect choice for me. Sure I applied for a few other fantastic opportunities, but none of them would have met my personal goals like teaching does every day.
In a career:
1. I want the freedom to be myself
2. I want the potential to inspire others
3. I want to bring joy to kids (and get it back ten-fold)
4. I want the opportunity to change someone's trajectory with a fantastic education
What other profession can truly boast ALL of those on a daily basis?
(A beautiful Vegas sunset: blue mountains, green palm trees, and a bright yellow sun)
In some teaching news: I GOT A TEACHER TWITTER!I know some of you are thinking that I'm totally nuts. And maybe I am (I won't fight you on that!). But I looked into the pros and cons of a professional homework reminder system and it turns out "kids these days" are ALWAYS plugged into their technology. And twitter seems to be one of the latest social media outlets, so they are constantly reading tweets. If once a week or so they see a tweet from @MissLandau that reminds them that "Shakespeare papers are due tomorrow! #100%" I DO BELIEVE it will be a positive and educational way to use their addiction to the internet to MY advantage!
And, every so often one of them gets up the courage to tweet about my class, and it makes my WEEK! For instance, one of my seniors who was nervous to "rap" about the Comedy of Errors ended up doing a fantastic job and was clearly very proud of himself and his teammates! (see picture)
As you know, last week was Homecoming and I had a blast. With all the craziness though I forgot to post a picture from the Homecoming dance, which I chaperoned with a few other brave teachers! It was fun to see my kids all dressed up and dancing! Here is a fun one of me with Ms. Deney, another TFA-er at my school.
Have a wonderful week!
-Ms. Landau
