Officially Passed!

After a crazy weekend of waiting, I received the results from my teacher certification test!!!

I passed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  So now I can teach 4th-8th grade in the state of Texas!  Woo hoo!!!

This was a difficult test to study for because of the span of information.  These grades learn US History, World History, and Texas History.  Plus think of the difference between 4th grade math and 8th grade math.  I remember taking Algebra 1 in 8th grade, but there are now kids taking Pre-Calculus.  So it was a lot of information, but I'm glad to have passed!

Passing this test means that I can become an intern/student teacher this fall AND I have opted out of 8, yes 8, classes at the university.  :)

This summer I plan to take one more test that is required to become a teacher.  It's like the ethics/law test and I'll be studying for it once my summer class is over.

Only 1 more year left in my program and then I'll be ready to teach!  SO EXCITING!!!

50 books

This semester I took a class called Survey of Children's Literature.  We were required to read 50 books and then create summaries on each of the books.  There were 12 required books and the other 38 needed to fit into categories that the teacher assigned us.  Unfortunately none of the books in my home library matched up with the qualifications.  :( So that doesn't qualify for one of my 101 tasks to complete.

Luckily I live near a great public library and my university has a children's book section to it.  I started reading the books over Christmas break and finished just in time to turn in my project.  It was a lot of reading, but I was able to read a variety of children's and young adult books that I would have never known existed.

(Can you see how I haven't had much time to post?)