So, I know I haven't been really consistent with my posts and I apologize.........(if anyone cares..... :P) I've been so busy (the typical excuse all bloggers use) and what more can I say? Maybe I could care to get into details of my busy busy bee week for starters.
Well, work has been a little bit more demanding and by the end of the day I'm worn out. It doesn't help that the sun's rays drain me of whatever energy I have left as well. I'm semi-stressing on my school major too because my mind keeps changing every freakin' week. Come on, Michelle!! Why can't you just be consistent?? I mean, I know that I'm working towards being a future educator, but I get opinions/advice from every which direction everyday. This kind of shifts my thinking abilities of playing out my plans and is starting to take a toll of me. Not that I'm easily influenced but I do respect the wise and the elders, and I like to hear their spin on things. I was working on getting a general education degree, but according to some that's just too vague or not solidifying enough. Teachers that I've encountered at work or through others recommend that I actually major in a specific subject. In other words, get a degree in something that I might be passionate about and then once the BA is accomplished get a teaching certificate. That seems somewhat easier. But what else can I major in?? My mind changes like my clothes and I can't keep a certain thing in mind. Just when I thought I would like dabbling into nutrition others disagree. Business degrees are more in demand along with political science or even accounting. Yeah.....all of which I have no passion or drive for. I don't know about some, but if I don't have an interest in something it's hard for me to keep focus. I might be tempted to skip classes, sleep in, slack off, and worse of the worse....blackmail people into copying off their papers. hahaha.
Speaking of blackmailing, this reminds me of a somewhat funny story that shall never leave my memory. When I was in elementary school my teacher would spend 15 minutes reading chapters out of this adventure thriller book she had. The point was to learn new and different vocabulary words, use our listening skills, and pretty much just sit there and pay attention. After the 15 minutes was up she would ask a series of questions to test our attentiveness. Once she asked the question she would then would draw a name out of a bucket in which that student had to stand up and answer. Mind you, this counted as part as our reading grade and everyone would dread this activity.Not only was the book boring, but it really made no sense. The plot would bounce around and we wouldn't know who was what character. Anyway, of course my time had come. I was guilty of not paying attention that day (instead I was writing notes back and forth with my friends) and my name was called. First of all I had to ask her to repeat the question (which is always a no-no in any teacher's eyes) so that there already gave it away that I wasn't paying attention. "In the book, Charlie is pressured my his friend's blackmail. What does that mean?" The teacher asks me. Man, I was so nervous I could feel and hear my heart thumping ever so loud through my chest. I had a hunch on what blackmailing was but I didn't feel confident enough to take that chance in front of the other 25 students peering at me. If I got it wrong that's 25 laughs all shifted towards me. So, I decided to play it safe and went the obvious route you could say. My reply was, "Ummmmm......what that means is that Charlie's friend had a friend that was a black male." There was silence in the room......and boy, was it awkward. "Thank you, Michelle. You may sit back down." The teacher replies leaving me with a stern cold look on her face. She then passed the question on to someone else that was then answered correctly........which is what my hunch was. Damn it, why didn't I just go with it???? That was one of the many embarrassing moments in my life. Ahhh, the good ol days.
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