Five days left before my first trimester at ERS is finished. I've got a lot to say about it - but as a summary, I have really loved my time here.
I have great friends within my group of teaching fellows, and just finished reading a feedback form from a student who considers me to be "a really great friend here." I have the same feeling about a number of students. Which is great, because it was only a few months ago that students were lamenting the loss of the last group of teaching fellows.
After watching a number of "POLs" (again, that is short for Presentation of Learning), I came away with a new understanding of how much personal growth our students undergo here. For some of the new students, there is only so much that I can expect from them in class, because they still have a ways to go in other aspects of their personal lives. Seeing the growth that many of the "veteran" students have gone through gives me a LOT more hope and patience for our newer students.
I am in need of a break, but at the same time, am also looking forward to getting some good planning done for next trimester's classes. I am also realizing hat there are a number of students I am going to miss - especially some of our upcoming graduates - luckily, one of them, Hutch, lives in Boulder, less than an hour away, and my friend Henry (the teaching fellow for the HPC, "Human Performance Center" aka G-Y-M, or physical edcucation) and I have already scheduled a burrito "date" with him at Illegal Petes - arguably the #1 burrito joint in Boulder.
As a parting shot, here are some pictures from the evening we hosted the Eagle Rock graduates-to-be over at our house for dinner and games (3 hours of Rock Band).
Me coaching Sarah on drums - my new favorite Rock Band instrument
The Aerial Shot of Rock Band
The Band - Edwin on Drums, Sarah on Vocals, Hutch on Guitar
Hutch taking a crack at vocals with Edwin on guitar (I think this was "White Wedding")
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