So far in my student teaching experience, I usually am a recluse and decide to eat lunch in classroom. I mean, why not? It has 3 refridgerators, 6 stoves, 6 microwaves, etc. I think you see where im going here. When your classroom is the foods room, no need to roam.
Well, today I didn't bring leftovers or anything else to eat so I decided to brave the lunchroom. I made my way there and I was hoping I would have some sort of 'Mr. Holland's Opus' experience where the gym coach would come up to me and tell me that teachers don't wait and that I could proceed to the front of the line. WRONG. I continue to wait for about 20 minutes to get my lunch and, as I did this, I started to feel like such a loser. It is amazing how when i'm 5 years out of high school and this time on the other side, that it it still had such an effect on me. Who knew?
I did have a good time people watching and seeing where my students fit it. One of them saw me standing there and waved at me. I took this as a good sign that im 'cool' enough and even now at 23, I felt good to be waved at in the lunchroom.
Till next time!
4 comments:
Do your students call you Mrs. Pugh? If they do, does it feel weird?
That's not Timpviews lunchroom is it? I only ate in there once out of my 4 years but I've been inside of it for photos during dances and I don't remember it looking like that.
Also, when I student taught I went to buy a cookie once and after waiting in line the lady told me I didn't need to wait in line, but I never went back so I never took advantage of that. I bet you could just demand the front of the line.
It's so true, I LOVE it when my students acknowledge my existence in the presence of their friends, that's the REAL test of "coolness" :) BUT.....YES you can and should just but right in, it happens all the time, and it's a PERK of being the teacher, even if it's only the "student" teacher!!!!!
That is actually totally funny. You are so cute a young looking some of those boys were probably thinking who is that cute new girl. =0) It is always nice to be waved at. I hope you are having lots of fun. I think that would have been a fun major. =0)
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