The Malicious Monocle

Hanuman Langur looked up and gave Rhesus an apologetic smile as he waved her towards a door in the back of his stall. Rhesus tried to get a hint as to what awaited her on the other side of the door from Hanuman’s face. He wouldn’t meet her eyes, telling her that whatever was on the other side of the door was something or someone she didn’t want to meet.

Rhesus stopped at the door to take a deep breath. For a moment she considered knocking, but with a shake of her head she discarded that idea. Squaring her shoulders, she grabbed the doorknob and opened the door.

I taught my second lesson today. At my co-operating teacher’s  recommendation I taught the lesson three times today. In between the first and second classes I taught I tweaked my power point slides and changed up some of the organization. The only real changes between the second and third classes, I didn’t change too much at all.

The classes went pretty well. None of the classes were burning me in effigy or in open revolt. Most of the kids seemed to even get the lesson I was teaching. Some did better than others, of course, but that’s to be expected.

I should be working on my presentation for Monday, but I’m not. I’ve wasted the evening surfing the next and watching shows on my DVR. Now it’s time for booze. I’ll have a little of that and then maybe I’ll even post to the Monocle.

Today I get to teach the second of the three lessons I have to teach before student teaching starts next year. I’m teaching a combo lesson that covers both science and literacy. I have my snazzy power points ready and I’ll be printing a bunch of stuff out in just a moment. Right now my biggest concern is keeping them engaged for the class. I’ll be teaching the same lesson three times over today to get some hours in and get a bit more experience with modifying on the fly.

I ‘m sure ALL of my loyal readers, even the Orwellians, are wishing me well today.

For the first time in a while I looked up some old Sociology stuff last night. I confirmed that Isolation is one of seven methods that can be used. It doesn’t mean anything on it’s own, but if it is combined with a couple of the others it can take a very severe meaning. I like what I do and I like that I will soon be a teacher. There are still times I wish I didn’t have some of the info that exists in my head that has to be there when considered a Man. Rep.. Enough of that though.

This Friday Adverb is hosting a get together to help the class relax and kill off a brain cell or two each. It should be nice. Everyone won’t be there, but it will hopefully still be fun.

I’ve been so focused on school work I haven’t had a chance to get any scribbling done on the Monocle. That will be corrected soon.