One Week Down

Well, it certainly has been an interesting week.

I'm one week through my 5 week block semester, and I've got 4 more to go. It's funny to think the midterm is next Monday. But, I'm really liking the professor I have for my students with exceptionalities class. There were two things he initially said that made me like him. 1st: He was telling us about when he used to be an elementary teacher. He was in a meeting and he was pushing for funding and programs for the "Gifted and Talented" students, and the principal said something along the lines that she thought all students should be treated as if they're gifted and talented. He piped up and said that was like saying we should treat all students like they're mentally retarded. The second thing he said was to be patient with unruly children. It's not like parents keep their good children locked up at home and are sending their bad children to school, they're sending their best. So this class has been good so far, other than the being up at a quarter to six in the morning.

I had some of my what seems to be quarterly bad dreams again. Where my husband just turns harsh and cold, which is the exact opposite of his character. I know they're just dreams but they just rattle my cage so harshly that I don't quite feel myself for days. Not that that's any different from any other day lately.

But anyway, I found some leveled readers online, and have been working on the level 'aa' books with my son. He's all ready got the first five books down. He's going to be my little reader. He's such a smart little kid. 

I really wish I could get him into kindergarten this fall, but Utah has some dumb law that prohibits children under the age of 5 from starting kindergarten, yet kindergarten is not required in this state. So dumb.

The cat is acting oddly paranoid today. But other than that I guess it's just another day.