hormones.

It really shouldn't be something that I forget. These kids are going through puberty and it's so blatantly clear nearly all of the time just how hormonal they all are. They're all int hat wonderful stage where they're changing faster than they can realize what exactly it is that's going on. With some students it's so much more intense, while others seem to not have even entered the glorious stage or they've already been there and done that. It's made for a few interesting moments where, girls especially, come up to me in an emotional fuss over some of the simplest things. While this along with the energy highs definitely make for some moments I never had in my high school placement, I'm actually finding more and more that I really enjoy working with this age group.

I'll admit that it's been a bit of a challenge adjusting to some of the things that are going on in regards to the classroom itself and everything that's just going on school-wide for the end of the year. Challenging as it may be, however, I'm learning so much more than I ever really expected. With the divisions going on in the classroom for each subject, it's really like teaching multiple different classes all wrapped into one. This definitely makes planning a little time consuming and thought-provoking. When it all clicks into place though it's definitely more than worth it. It's kind of sad too, because it seems like just when I'm starting to really get into the swing of things, the term's wrapping up faster than I can say "boo."

With Week 6 just about halfway through it's down to just about 3 weeks left in the term. While it may seem a lot of time at one moment, the reality is that it's going to pass me by before I even know what happened.

Here's to, not looking forward, but, rather, living in the moments at hand.

Cheers!