Wow! There I go again leaving you hanging for weeks without any form of contact. Shame on me. So, let’s take care of some housekeeping business. Two weeks ago, one of my freshman roommates, Jamie, got married. Yes, I said married! For the big event, my other freshman roommate, Jess, who we haven’t seen since freshman year, flew in from Utah and we all got to unite for the first time in three years. In a nutshell, that weekend was filled with laughter, tears, and a reality check that we are getting old. One thing that I did learn from that weekend is that the friends you make in college are there the stay. I mean, I haven’t seen Jess in three years and we picked up right where we left off. It was a comforting feeling.
In other local news, my basketball team lost in the first round of the tournament by one point. It was a heartbreaker, but they played the best game of their lives, so I was pleased. Oh, how could I forget? Last week at the men’s basketball game, Walsh was blasted with its first ever flash mob. About 40 students rushed the court to perform their dance to Tic Tock by Kesha. The president of the school enjoyed it, so it was a success! Other than that, the indoor season for track is officially done and I have one more week of student teaching at the elementary and then I’m off to the middle school. Talk about night and day.
Like I promised in my last blog, I will share with you a teaching moment that I have encountered whilst at Taft. So, since I am still on a flash mob high, my cooperating teacher and I decided to teach the dance to the students. During an assembly, when the other teachers least expect it, we would turn on the music and the students would start dancing. Before I taught the students the dance, I would explain to them the importance of keeping it a secret, so that when we start dancing it is a total surprise. Man did I eat those words. Turns out, students were telling their parents that they were doing a secret project that no one was allowed to know about and they were not allowed to tell. This just paved the way for parents to be concerned and the phone calls started coming. After several phone calls later, my cooperating teacher and I emphasized to the students that they could tell their parents, but keep it a secret from their teachers. Just another one of the many life lessons I am going to have to learn the hard way.
It feels good to be back on track. There is a lot going on and I needed to fill you in. Expect me to bust out blogs left and right.
P.S. Thank you for reading and commenting. I just got a chance to read your comments and it made my day.
P.S.S. Here is the link to the flash mob dance. Enjoy!

Tuesday, February 21st, 2012





