Visiting my Portland Students...

First stop was at L.E.P High School, which is located in East Burnside in Portland.  I have a few of my students that I worked with from last school year now attending school here after Marshall was closed.  It was nice to catch up with them, and hear that school is going well.  They still feel upset about Marshall being closed, and wish they could go back to school there... One of my former coworkers teaches at LEP and I sat in and observed her class for a bit... It was nice to be in another school and see how things run compared to my daily life at the middle school.  It gave me some ideas about how to adjust my teaching, and reminded me to keep in mind what to do to prepare my students for high school!!

 

Next stop was at Madison High School!!! Where I got to see my other wonderful students from my first year of tutoring, and another student from my second year with Step Up.  My oh my... it was great to catch up with all of them.  One asked "So... they call you by your last name? That is weird!" because for Step Up they would call me by my first name. hahaha. It was a great reminder as to why I am working to become a teacher... the STUDENTS!!!! :)  It was also nice to catch up with former coworkers that are doing inspirational work...

Even though I did not have any interviews today with the districts/ agencies from the Educator Fair yesterday, it was wonderful and inspiring to chat with my Step Up community... Also, I checked my e-mail once I got home and I received news about conducting a formal interview for teaching in Japan.  Today was a much needed day of inspiration... now to keep the motivation going!!! 2 months until graduation...