Finally, I finished the alternative certification program. When the administrators told me it would take a year I thought it was a long time. Now, that time just flew by, I realized how fast the entire process really is. It will be odd not having to study for certifications, attend after-school graduate classes and first year teaching training. Not to mention those Saturdays when all you wanted to do is sleep just another five minutes. It would of honestly been a lot harder if it wasn’t for Eric helping me and working around my crazy schedule. I am looking forward to starting the school year. I feel better prepared and I know that it won’t be such a stressful year. Most of all I will be able to enjoy a family life with Eric and our soon-to-be addition.

I wanted to share some of my teacher moments. My class was cut into 12 wonderful children. You could say I have the ideal class. It’s a small class and they are all so motivated to learn. All of my teacher moments have occured at my parent conferences. My first was with the parent of a child who is very quite and forgetful. His mother told me that her son had told her that the only three people he knew really cared about him. He said it was his father, mother, and his teacher. My heart sank, I did not realize what kind of impact I had given a child who I had only been with in five weeks. It was awesome!!!

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Hello to all!! A couple of you have asked either Eric or I about my new job. Well everyone is right, teachers are under paid!!!! My class is about 23 kids. Apparently the teachers from last year did not do a good job about separating the English speakers from the Spanish speakers so now I must break the news to my class that some of them won’t be my students.

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Wow my first post. Eric has been asking me to contribute to the site so here is my latest news. Most of you may already know, but my last day at Riviana was July 22. I had worked there for over three years in which I made wonderful friends. I have been accepted to begin training for the Pasadena Alternative Teacher Certification. It only took me 7 months to get a call, but it was worth it. Out of 500 applicants I was one of the 30 they accepted. I went on my first job interview 2 weeks ago and was offered a job on the spot (once you get in the program you still have to interview for a job). I will be teaching 4th grade bilingual class. I am so excited to have the opportunity to go to a job that I will feel I can make a difference. Now I must really get used to being called Mrs. Rasch!!!