I know I haven’t said a whole lot about what has been going on at the University of Akron, but I thought I’d take a moment to update a few things before I head into finals week.

My observation hours are over.  I have to get the teachers signature, write a paper, and type up the log of what I did during the hours I was observing.  I’m going to continue to show up to referee the flag football, but that’s coming to a close as well, so my whole commitment to this thing is basically over.  A freshmen actually was a bit disappointed that they won’t be seeing me any longer, because I am not taking a class that requires observation hours next semester.

I have a mock teach to do next week and then I am done with the Classroom Management class.  It was a pretty great class, and I’m glad I took it.

I have to write a paper, teach a class on strategies for getting students to read in social studies, and finish up an interview with a circulum director for another class.  That and a final.  It’s going to be a busy two weeks for that class.  Really coming down to the wire.

My politics class is coming to a close with a final, and I feel really confident about it.  I enjoy classes that are laid out in a certain way, and this professor had that flow.  It was easy to take notes, it was easy to figure out exactly what he expected, and so I feel good about this class.

The only final I’m actually concerned about is the Reading in Secondary Schools final, because I have been having a hard time studying for that class.  It seems on the midterm I focused on things that ended up being really irrelevant.  That class has given me a ton of ideas and I’m glad I took it, but it would be nice to get a good grade as well.

I guess the next time I’ll be posting about what I’m doing with my classes will be after finals.