Second Week Satisfaction
Is there any state of mind better than this for a CC student? Well, maybe the feeling of just having completed a full block, final exam/project/meltdown and all. But this one is pretty great too.
The scenario? You’re in the second week of the block. Your first week was, as always, new and exciting in so many ways, and you haven’t been able to stop thinking about concepts you’d never previously considered pondering in depth (such as, was my cognitive ability to learn enhanced or impaired by that marshmallow inchworm I made in preschool?). Though you previously thought your weekend festivities (in this case, HALLOWEEKEND!) might have had to be compromised to get all your assignments done by Monday, you managed to balance everything and turn all tasks in on time, even if the majority of your Sunday was spent glued to a work table in Tutt. Anticipating a case of the Mondays (indicated by the immediate need for caffeine upon waking), you arrived at class to find that it was just as invigorating as last week, and though you are currently glancing at the bursting-at-the-seams syllabus for the next 2.5 weeks with a slight feeling of intimidation, you have a feeling: it’s all good.
To top it all off, I’ve had a stellar Tuesday. The class I’m taking right now in third block, Contemporary Educational Issues, makes regular visits to different schools in Colorado Springs. Today we visited a charter middle school that just opened in August 2009, brand-new. The name? Jack Swigert Aerospace Academy. Why? Because it’s partnered with THE SPACE FOUNDATION! How’s that for something new? The mission of the school is to make learning (with a concentration on math and sciences) stimulating, with the help of integrated space-y programs into the curriculum. It was clear that the school had a LONG way to go; like any other American school, it is currently battling multiple battles: accomodating English Language Learners, closing achievement gaps between grades, setting achievable curriculum standards, meeting CSAP test scores, and helping students to find quality in the subjects they’re learning.
I hope the rest of CC is experiencing Second Week Satisfaction! Hopefully we’re all not too worn out by all the events that went on this weekend (the Worner Dance Party on Halloween Night was definitely a highlight for me), or the quantity of candy we consumed!
No comments yet.