I just got home from my small group thesis meeting. I know you're itching to know how that went! My professor meets with a group of 4 for an hour a week to discuss our theses. We turned our papers in last week and read 2 papers apiece for today's meeting to offer advice. Well, I have to cut my 34-pager and show more of my voice in the paper; nonetheless I'm happy with my A-. :)

My high school seniors came to visit last Friday and it was a treat! I woke up at 8AM just to meet them at 9AM. Normally, I sleep in until my 1:45PM class. I took three students to a fantastic Spanish 1 class with an energetic teacher who jumped around the class and had the students participate in group and hands-on activities. My students, who are at least in Spanish 2, loved showing off their knowledge! The day also let me get to know my students even better. I haven't tutored them all and some are new to the program, but all of them knew me. I got to chat with each of them and find out what interests them. The students also got the chance to meet the other tutors who volunteered to help. As I've said before, I have a great group of dedicated tutors this semester! :) We took a group picture, which sadly I can't share, but it's a gorgeous picture thanks to the beautiful day we had - not too cold and not too hot, a bit of a breeze, and a nice balance of light and shadow from the trees. I got an 8" x 10" printed and am in the process of finding a suitable photo frame. :)

This Monday, I went to Haywood for one of the college fairs. I might have scared some people; I'm not forceful but friendly, maybe. :) I will usually see someone standing about 3 feet away, looking around and I'll say, Hi. And thankfully, people come over and talk to us or at least smile. I'm extremely excited about the Asheville Mall fair! My high school students go for extra credit and hopefully, I'll see them there. This one will be huge!

In my middle school methods class, we got the chance to interview AIG (Academically or Intellectually Gifted) and EC (Exceptional Children) teachers. They came in prepared, bringing examples of how they've worked with teachers. This is our third interview at the local middle school and tomorrow, after tutoring at the high school, I'm going to work with a 7th grade class. I love that I'm already exposed to the schools so often. I'm overwhelmed, but I always know where to find help when I get out there (as a teacher)!

Baked goods this week:

I made HALF this recipe and still had too much to eat by myself! I also made, but forgot to take pictures of, peanut butter cup cookies (18 of them). I gave 4 to one tutor and the other 12 to another... everyone else left before they could get them! :(