September 3, 2013

I actually exercised this morning. I'm a little bit shocked. But maybe it is a sign of change. Again.

Today at work it felt like I didn't spend much time in the lab. Or at least time in the lab when I didn't have a class. In the morning I input a few guardians into my student directory before going to second grade reading groups. I did the listening center today but they don't have the ability to plug in multiple headphones so instead of listening to the story on CD, I read them one of the Frog And Toad stories. Then they had to fill out a diagram with the characteristics for each character and then the characteristics they share. That didn't take very long because second graders don't really get characteristics so I had them spend the rest of the time answering the questions at the end of the story.

After that group I had to go back to the lab to help get first graders logged into the computer. Then I went back to reading groups. In my absence a para took over the listening center and had the new group taking turns reading. I stepped in for her and she went the other group. I had the one kid who is usually pretty much off the wall but the para had bribed the group with room money, which the kids can use for various things, and they were all really well behaved.

From reading groups I went back to the lab and helped sixth graders print the stories they have been working on. They were printing on legal paper and the printer can't be trusted with a stack of legal paper so I was having to put in one piece of paper at a time. That was fun. The para who was with them had to leave to go to her college class so instead of going to help in the lunchroom at 11:30AM I stayed with the class until noon, and then headed to the lunchroom.

I took over for one of the office ladies and spent a fairly uneventful half an hour wiping down tables, talking to kids, and helping them open their milk cartons. After that I went back to the lab and stood around while third graders took Reading Counts tests and did math on Odyssey before getting to eat my own lunch. I think I'm getting used to eating later but my stomach hasn't really got on board yet. It would probably help if I ate a more substantial breakfast.

After my lunch I had the two kindergarten classes back-to-back and then second graders to end out the day. Right after they left I went up to look at the desktop computers in the SPED room. They have four but only three are working. I got logged into one but the mouse and keyboard stop working as soon as you log in. Another one I couldn't log into at all, and the third seemed to be fine other than being incredibly slow, but it apparently freezes after awhile. So I was really no help in that endeavor.

When I got home, and for the rest of the night, I just felt incredibly lethargic and disinterested in everything. I basically just spent the night watching YouTube videos and trying to talk myself into doing something, anything to fill the time. It kind of sucked and I couldn't come up with anything that would hold my interest. Since eight o'clock I have basically just been waiting for ten o'clock so I can go to bed. Only an hour to go.