I can’t count the ways I have been so blessed this week to get so much done!

I actually posted the Cognitive Map for SPED on time on Tuesday, and got the Vocabulary Assignment done as well. I worked hard on Wednesday night to get a whole bunch of take home labs done for Science, and turned them in today! It’s been a good week.

I guess it started on Sunday, when I woke up at 8, got ready for church, and made a great breakfast for my husband and I. I was sure that fast Sunday couldn’t be that day because General Conference was coming, and so fast Sunday would be the last Sunday in March. I forgot that it was also the first week in March. Anyhow, it was a good meal, and we went to church, and then had a good day.

My husband never eats breakfast, and so I have been trying to put more effort into making morning meals for him. He struggles to finish them, but it’s progress. Breakfast is an important meal of the day, after all.

Every day, I’ve kept our apartment tidy by waking up early, cleaning, doing dishes, and making breakfast. Some days I have done better than others, but overall, I feel great about the accomplishments I have made this week. If I can keep this up, finishing out the semester will be no problem.

Physically, though, I only have to be standing or walking for a few minutes before my heart goes crazy, so I need to keep that in check. And my pelvis is in pain whenever I’m laying down. My belly’s getting much heavier. But putting those things aside, I think I can make it!

This week’s case study had to do with helping a boy complete his work in the best way possible, using the appropriate accommodations. I believe that the accommodations my group made were reasonable, kept him involved in the classroom, and didn’t give him too rough or too easy of a time. I believe that even though learning levels are significantly different, there is still a need to keep material challenging. If it is just above their level, it will lead them along to progress.

This week, I spent time in the classroom–again, with the ESL students. I also got some time to interact with the general classroom students. I learned to be open and thoughtful when communicating with students who appear to be shirking their work. There’s got to be a reason, I always think.

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