Tomorrow I begin teaching my KPTP (which is the laaaaaaast thing on my mind) unit to Seniors. This unit is based around Mark Mathabane's autobiography, Kaffir Boy. This autobiography follow Mathabane's life while living under apartheid in South Africa. I read it in December; it was captivating, informative, and quite horrifying. I hope my students will gain a new understanding of the cruelties people can inflict upon one another and the ability to forgive and look past racial stereotypes.
I am pretty excited about this unit, but I am also pretty nervous. This unit is eating up all of my free time. When I am not teaching, working, or sleeping, I am working on this unit. I keep changing days. I try to work on a few days at a time so I do not over extend myself, but even working a few days out is stressful. I have the chapters I want to cover and an end goal, the more concrete lesson plans I work the week and weekend before. My CT suggested not to plan everything at once because there could be changes in class, snow days, and etc. I think this has proven to be good advice.
My CT has been such a wonderful mentor. I am able to bring lesson plans to her and she will give me advice and pose questions that I may not have thought about. She is truly helping me grow as a professional and I am very thankful for this experience.
I worry over time. I am so engulfed in lesson planning, classes, job hunting, and work, that I haven't even started tackling my KPTP. It will get done, it is simply another stress looming in the back of my mind.
One week down... only ... well, I am not going to count. Each day is a new surprise and a new opportunity to grow.
Push yourself beyond your own expectations,
Ms. Hays
