For about 5 weeks, starting the 1st week of July, I am going to re-enter the classroom. I will be a student for the first time since May 2006 (I took a “distance learning” course with some of my coworkers this year but it was all on our own, no teacher, no class). I’m still in the midst of taking my teacher licensure tests, and so once those are passed, I will be fully licensed to teach. I would prefer, however, to get my Masters before teaching, and with all the headache junk, I have had trouble passing the tests (which has in turn delayed my graduate school time). So, I’m going to be taking “Reading and Writing Across the Curriculum” for non-degree Graduate credit at a college in my area – and it’s a school that I wouldn’t mind going to for my Masters. The class is even included within their MAT (Masters of Teaching) program, as it typically is at a lot of schools.
I’m just hoping that it’s not too intense, work-wise. I know that my doctors always talk about the summers as a good time to try new things with my medications, but I essentially lost most of my summer last year because of that. I spent the bulk of the summer on the couch in front of the TV, crying to my mother. I was even at my beach house at that time, and I barely saw the beach. Pathetic. I basically don’t want that again, even though I obviously want to find things that will help me feel better… it’s something that us “headache people” seem to fight with daily. Soo frustrating.
Luckily, the course is 2 days per week, and it’s only from 10-1. I tend to feel better in the earlier part of the day, so hopefully that will help. I’m just hoping I can get all the work done in time!
I’m starting to feel a buildup of pain, so I should probably sign off. Feels like a good ole night tonight… ugh.
