Hello again! It's been awhile, not a lot has happened, but the second job fair is over and I still have no idea where I am going to end up. I've been preparing for job applications (and sending some in) so, I had my students write a letter of recommendation for me this last week. (Actually, Jeff had them do it) Here are some of the ones that I think I will use for job applications. (Don't be afraid to laugh!!)
Oh! And remember...they are written by eighth graders, I haven't corrected any of their errors, this way you get the WHOLE effect... :)
"To whom it may concern:
I hope you do well one everything you have learned and experienced. I wish you the best! I hope we did not drive you away from us too much but we just want to let you know that you have help us much the last couple moths that you were here. You help me so much and I bet if it wasn't for you I would not be as far as I am today. You are one of the coolest teacher, and you are just so chill and I love that about you, I love how I can just me myself around you and joke all the time with you. Some times when I joke around with other teachers they get all defensive and they some times they won't to right me up lol. and if you don't know what lol means I will tell you, it means laugh out loud :). I really hope you get the job you want because I know you will rock that jobs socks off. You go out in the world and go blow their little socks off with all your love and hummer. I'm going to miss you around so much; just not being able to here your voice will be heart breaking to me :(. So I miss you I hope you get the job, I wish you the best of luck."
"To Whom It May Concern,
Ms. Carroll has been a student teacher in my class room for about three to four months now, she's done a lot of really cool things with us for the time she has been here. I guess the thing I like most about her is that she is kind of like one of us, which makes it a lot easier to learn from her. She seems to connect with us on a teenage level, so she gains respect from us. She is also very willing to help when we have a question, I myself ask a lot, and every time she has the same reaction as the time before. She's never seemed annoyed at our constant questioning. You can be pretty open on something, like if you really don't get a certain thing she goes over it as many times as needed for you to learn it. She's careful to explain every thing carefully so it makes sense on a junior high level. though she's pretty cool most of the time when we do get out of hand she is sure to resolve the problem then and there. So not only do we get to have fun with her, we're well behaved while we do it. It was a joy to have her in this classroom, and I'll miss her loads."
And the last one I will share with you all...
"To whom it may concern:
I am and eight grader who had Miss Carroll as a student teacher. I personally, struggle with math so finding a good math teacher is crucial. Student teachers are often shy and unconfident. Miss Carroll is an amazing teacher. She has helped me so much. Usually student teachers are very timid and afraid to enter a new class, if Miss. Carroll feels this way then she hides it very well. She is always confident and happy to help. When I don't understand something she is happy to help. In my schooling I hae always had problems with math, student teachers always used to use technical terms when explaining things to me. Miss. Carroll used terms that help us she can tone down the technical part of math and simply explain it to all of us. She has really helped me understand algebra.
When she explains something she has a different approach than most other people. It really helps because she can adapt her explaining to each individual student or class. I have some very talented students in my class so her explaining to those people might be more technical, and that helps that person individually. Wile her explaining to me might be slightly different so that I can benefit from the lesson! Miss Carroll is a wonderful teacher and I would be happy to have her as my teacher again."
Now if that doesn't give me an ego boost I don't know what will! I hope you all enjoyed them as much as I did!