Hay Bales and Teacher Tales

Last week was a very busy week! I had my final evaluation and the PA state officers came to visit! On Monday, the two state officers came to visit. They did a variety of leadership and team work activities. I was slightly nervous about this visit because some of my classes do get really rowdy and down right inappropriate. I was so impressed though! They all behaved very well and were active in all the activities through out the class period. It was eye opening to see the state officers this time in a classroom. I remember being in high school as an FFA member and thinking that the state officers were incredible and really looking up to them. Now, realizing they were actually around the same age as I was at the time is crazy to think about! It never registered to me before. Seeing them now from a teacher perspective, where they are still not that much younger than me, was even more exciting as I realize the dedication these teenagers have to the organization and the amazing experiences...

During National FFA Convention, I stayed back at school for more teaching days! Actually, staying back was a super hard decision for me to make. It would have been an awesome opportunity and great time with students but I just was not ready to leave my baby for that long yet. I hope some day as an ag teacher or as a (hopefully) FFA mom, I will have the opportunity to visit this awesome convention.  While Mrs. B was away though, it gave me the entire week of extra teaching days! I definitely needed these days. This opportunity gave me the chance to play the role again of substitute and also teacher. I really enjoy that the students are starting to feel most comfortable with me but this is also scary! They definitely try to push boundaries when Mrs. B is not here but they also know that I will not let them bend rules so they get pretty creative!  This week was also Halloween week, I truly believe this made the students crazy! It seemed like this week the students were a...