Why I'm Smiling

I find it strange that I don't have much to blog about lately. The first term at school (we do 12-week terms) is uneventfully winding down. My French III students are about to being reading their first novel, my French I students are showing that they have actually learned something by allowing me to speak in French and following directions in French, and French Club and French National Honor Society are running smoothly. It's pretty interesting being a teacher in your 3rd year. In your first year, you couldn't find your head if someone put your hand on it. In your second year, you end up over-compensating for the mistakes you had your first year. Things don't quite work or get into a groove until year number 3. I think I have to attribute my "stresslessness" to the fact that I have a room, thus am more able to be organized. I finally have a home after two years of pushing a cart around. In addition, I am beginning to acquire wha teachers call a "bag of tricks". This little bag is what you pull out when a lesson is going over like a lead ballon, or you didn't quite plan a full lesson for the day. Though Freshman can be annoying, I have come to realize that it's not their fault. They're 14/15 years old. So all in all, it's been a successful 10 weeks. When we change classes in a couple of weeks, I hope I can still feel this content...