Early Christmas Present

I've been teaching now at Norman North High School, 9th grade World History for almost 3 months now and have been teaching pretty steadily so the students have somewhat grown on me. Some of them more than others. But, they're fun to joke around with a bit and talk a bit during class about what interests them and such.

But everyone had apparently noticed that my shoes were pretty decrepit and that i needed new shoes. I knew i needed new shoes, but i was just waiting until after Christmas and before the New Year to start shopping for them. But... i didn't have to wait that long. I walked into school today and my cooperating teacher told me i had a surprise and he told me that one of my students had bought me a new pair of shoes. i was so shocked and amazed at them. They were like a really nice and i mean nice pair of running shoes. I couldn't believe my eyes. It made my day a lot happier and I love my new shoes. They're amazing. I am so happy and it really will be sad to finish up the year. I was at the point where I was ready to give in and just wish that everything was finished but now I've got more motivation and I really like my classes so much and I'm afraid that it's gonna be sad to see them leave. Wow, i really don't have much else to say right now. I'm still pretty speechless, but it's awesome.

I gave my classes the rest of my measurements and i'm hoping to get a new suit out of it by christmas as well, not to mention maybe some shirts and whatnot. :D i wish, huh? jo, so here's a pic of my new kicks.

The Election

For the first time in my life, I'm sad that I live in Oklahoma. Why? I'm sad about the people who live here. I'm sad about the way they perceive life. I'm sad about the stereotypes they carry and the fear they have of something new. But I'm glad how the election ended, but it's just sad that people are so horrible. I'm afraid for some of these people who are afraid of Obama being president. What are they gonna do? What are they gonna think? How are they gonna react to so many things that happen in the coming years. Ugh, it's so strange and so horrible. People don't put enough blame on themselves and like to blame other people. That's the thing that's wrong with this country and with people in general. No one wants to admit that something is their fault. I guess we'll just have to wait and see what happens with Obama. I knew from the moment that I got the breaking news 4 years ago that he had won the Senate race in Illinois that this man was someone special. That this man would be the next president of the US. And I feel like this is a guy who can inspire us to follow his lead. A leader is someone we want to follow and someone who will motivate us to take charge. Someone who will fight by our sides. That's who I want to be leader, and I am looking forward to seeing what will happen.