90 minute presentation--done!

This week has been surprisingly good, despite being sick AND having a 90 minute presentation. Yay grad school...

Monday, I was really congested and couldn't breathe. I carpooled to class with Natalie and Christine, who had to present on video modeling. We were running late, so although we were in Christine's car, I drove so that I could drop them off. I figured it was better that I was a few minutes late, rather than the presenters. I would not even have been late, except that I couldn't figure out how to get the keys out of the ignition. Apparently there was a button I had to press. I could NOT figure it out...so I called Natalie. I called Christine. I called my dad. I called my mom--who actually answered, and threw out some suggestions. I ended up getting it (by chance alone) and then I had to sprint to class...and walk in ten minutes late. Awkward. I hate being late.

On Tuesday, I had a busy day. I had my school placement in the morning, which I just love. I sat in on a third-grade classroom, and then back to the first-grade classroom that I love so much. I helped the first graders with their math worksheets...and one adorable little boy read some stories to me. He also offered me some snack, since it was his day to bring the snack for the class. It was SUPER cute.

I had stats, which I still have mixed feelings about. I half-heartedly take notes while organizing my planner and my e-mail inbox. I usually follow along, though I have such a hard time staying focused. After stats, I had lunch and reviewed my presentation.

The presentation was supposed to be 60-90 minutes long...and it actually lasted about 90 minutes. I was afraid it would be way too short, or that we would read too much off the slides. It was about credentialing in school psychology, which is very fact-based and definitely not discussion-based. It was hard to keep the class involved, but we did give them candy :) We got very good ratings from the class evaluations, and I felt very good about it. And now it feels fantastic to be done!!

On Wednesday, I actually did some work for my GA, entering quizzes. Then I had my supervision meeting. I really enjoy supervision meetings, because we get to talk about my school placement, Headstart, my social skills group, the program, my experiences growing up, and more. I talk a lot, so it's not hard to fill that hour. I just have fun talking about all that stuff.

Then, I went to Headstart for the second time. The kids recognized me, and one boy ran up and hugged me. It was so cute--I adore kids. I played with some toy animals, and helped clean up. We went to recess, and since I didn't want to play tag (it's a small space, we'd run someone over) the kids weren't that interested in me. They do like that I'll climb on the equipment and through the tunnels, down the slides, etc. I'm sure I'll acquire lots of bumps and bruises as we go along...but it's fun :)

Today I had statistics. And that's all. I did go to the computer lab to work on some statistics homework, since we need SPSS to do the homework. It didn't take long, and I was pretty proud of myself. I really like having the homework assessments and quizzes on Blackboard, because I can see instantly how I did. The professor encourages you to re-do the quizzes as many times as it is necessary to get 100%. It only took my one try for each of the three homework assessments, and I was so proud!

Other than that, I've been starting the readings for B-Mod. I should do more, but I'm so tired and unmotivated at night. Tomorrow is Friday, though, and I only have class from 1 to 1:50...and then we're going to Peoria to visit an apple orchard!! I'm so excited. I haven't actually been to any apple orchards (at least, not as far as I know or remember?) and I cannot wait. We invited the whole cohort to come along, although many people already have plans for the weekend. I think it'll be a lot of fun to get out of Normal, as well as to play outside and get some apple cider. Fun :)