Plenty of ways to make a Wrong RIGHT....

So today started out with a fun adventure to Petsmart at 7am… (yes they open at 7am) in order to purchase our new classroom member the fish… I wanted to name him Oscar but Scott and I agreed the children should name him…. So eventually his name became Red Rocks but he will always be Oscar to me. After crew was over… well, I realized adrenaline was pumping through my veins… Game time aka first official observation… Like any good pressure situation I was prepared to fumble the ball a few times but then fit comfortably into the 3rd quarter and ride until the end of the game. I started my lesson, feeling aware of Scott and Kathi watching me…. Knowing they were in my corner but knowing also that they would be grading me… However, just like a stroke off when I’m in the zone, I was on fire… well I thought I was. It felt good, and I didn’t feel like I was making many or rather any obvious mistakes. When the lesson was over Kathi and I left to go talk it over and not to toot my own horn or anything but I’d say job well done me! The afternoon blew by in a breeze of expedition and math… When the end of school came around I left feeling accomplished and happy….I’m learning that Scott’s way of being my mentor, this trial and error on my part is the best thing ever. I get to try as many different ways and styles of teaching as I want… Plenty of ways to make a wrong right… Song lyrics sure, but some truth is buried deep in it… Making mistakes are ok if eventually they lead you to the right answer. At the end of the day though I realized… I am good at this, I’m not crazy and I’m doing what I love… Nothing better right? WRONG…. Glee season premiere and chocolate AND a visit from a puppy (Thanks Kelly)…. Overall today was an A (advanced or SUPER AWESOME) Sometimes it just takes having a really good practice to make things clearer… Granted all I want to do now is suit up in some equipment sit next to Anna and have some shots thrown at us, but my life now consists of fielding questions instead of balls and scoring correct learning objectives instead of points but really… Practice makes perfect and I’m getting some awesome practice in….