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progress not perfection. ciera.
recently completed my BS in Secondary Education. future English grad student.
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Life Update

I kind of fell off with updating this blog last semester. Student teaching was just such a whirlwind, and there were so many things to keep up with and try to mentally process. But I did it y’all!! Since the start of the year I have..
  • Successfully completed student teaching at a Montessori high school
  • Created lasting and mutually impactful connections with an amazing crew of kids
  • Passed my English teaching exam
  • Participated in a Mock Interview event with over 40+ administrators representing schools from several states
  • Was honored at the graduating educator ceremony surrounded by friends and family
  • Graduated college with Cum Laude honors

I’m hoping to start using this blog again to organize myself with my new teaching job, keep up with my bullet journal, and for lesson planning. I’m also considering applying to graduate school for next fall, so we’ll maybe be looking at that adventure too👀 Thanks for sticking around through my absence, and I look forward to further documenting my education journey!

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mjalti

you think you’re waiting for love to find you when in reality it has saved you in a thousand different ways since the sun rose today

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hamletthedane

Want to learn something new in 2022??

Absolute beginner adult ballet series (fabulous beginning teacher)

40 piano lessons for beginners (some of the best explanations for piano I’ve ever seen)

Excellent basic crochet video series

Basic knitting (probably the best how to knit video out there)

Pre-Free Figure Skate Levels A-D guides and practice activities (each video builds up with exercises to the actual moves!)

How to draw character faces video (very funny, surprisingly instructive?)

Another drawing character faces video

Literally my favorite art pose hack

Tutorial of how to make a whole ass Stardew Valley esque farming game in Gamemaker Studios 2??

Introduction to flying small aircrafts

French/Dutch/Fishtail braiding

Playing the guitar for beginners (well paced and excellent instructor)

Playing the violin for beginners (really good practical tips mixed in)

Color theory in digital art (not of the children’s hospital variety)

Retake classes you hated but now there’s zero stakes:

Calculus 1 (full semester class)

Learn basic statistics (free textbook)

Introduction to college physics (free textbook)

Introduction to accounting (free textbook)

Learn a language:

Ancient Greek

Latin

Spanish

German

Japanese (grammar guide) (for dummies)

French

Russian (pretty good cyrillic guide!)

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hamletthedane

Want to learn something new in 2023??

Cooking with flavor bootcamp (used what I learned in this a LOT this year)

Beekeeping 101

Learn Interior Design from the British Academy of Interior Design (free to audit course - just choose the free option when you register)

Video on learning to read music that actually helped me??

How to use and sew with a sewing machine

How to ride a bike (listen. some of us never learned, and that's okay.)

How to cornrow-braid hair (I have it on good authority that this video is a godsend for doing your baby niece's black hair)

Making mead at home (I actually did this last summer and it was SO good)

How to garden

Basics of snowboarding (proceed with caution)

How to draw for people who (think they) suck at art (I know this website looks like a 2003 monstrosity, but the tutorials are excellent)

Pixel art for beginners so you can make the next great indie game

Go (back) to school

Introduction to Astronomy (high school course - free textbook w/ practice problems)

Principals of Economics (high school course - free textbook w/ practice problems)

Introduction to philosophy (free college course)

Computer science basics (full-semester Harvard course free online)

Learn a language

Japanese for Dummies (link fix from 2022)

Ukrainian

Portuguese (Brazil)

American Sign Language (as somebody who works with Deaf people professionally, I also strongly advise you to read up on Deaf/HoH culture and history!)

Chinese (Mandarin, Simplified)

Quenya (LOTR fantasy elf language)

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coffeestainedprogress

One thing I’m so incredibly grateful for that came from my undergrad experience is the lasting relationships I created with professors. One of my professors, who has now turned into a friend, called me tonight just to talk for an hour. I’m at a weird in between place in my life right now, and I feel a little lost and dejected. I couldn’t even tell you how many times that woman told me she was proud of me. It meant the world.

Cheers to the profs that care

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Same prof called me again a couple of nights ago, I’m feeling much the same, and she once again gave me so much love and support. Caring educators do so much y’all.

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Update 2/25/23 *long post warning*

So far, I've heard back from two of the grad schools I applied to. I was denied by both in the same day-- it hit me pretty hard. I have yet to hear from two more schools, but I'm feeling extremely discouraged.

In other news, I finally paid for my teaching license, so I am certified to teach English 6-12! It's nice finally having the money to say I am licensed.

With my confidence a little wounded, I'm taking this opportunity to reevaluate. As it stands, I don't think grad school is in the cards for me for fall of 2023. That begs the question.. what is?

I've kept in touch with several of my professors, whom I now consider friends. One of my professors, informed me about a position opening at my alma mater in the office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. In this position, I believe I would still be some kind of teacher, but I would be going around to local secondary schools (including the one I student taught at) and assisting students from a variety of backgrounds to adjust to and feel comfortable and successful in a school environment. This possibility actually greatly excites me. I really miss my college town, my life, and my friends-- some of whom are still in town there. I also love the idea of getting to work with students, make meaningful connections, while also not having my own classroom to be in and manage 24/7. This feels like a solid compromise to me.

While that position is exciting, nothing is certain right now. Additionally, I am also starting to explore other degrees I could potentially pursue, which is daunting after being stuck on an English PhD for so long.

If you stuck around this long, thanks for listening. I feel like I've hit a crucial crossroads in my life, and I'm trying to be excited for whatever is coming ahead. Sending all the good vibes to y'all <3

#college#university#gradblr#studyblr#phdblr#mine#random ramblings#life update#studyblr community#teaching#education#english#phd#grad school
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soracities
“She had made a strong, cruel move towards freeing herself. But having more freedom she only became more profoundly aware of the big want. She wanted so many things. She wanted to read great, beautiful books, and be rich with them; she wanted to see beautiful things, and have the joy of them for ever; she wanted to know big, free people; and there remained always the want she could put no name to.”

— D.H. Lawrence, The Rainbow

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i might do a longer post on this at some point but my biggest recs for people who want to read more are

1) try every medium you can (digital, print, audio, etc) and embrace whatever brings you most joy and understanding

2) throw out quantity-focused expectations and focus on quality, not in the sense of the "finest" literature but instead what feels most emotionally resonant, necessary, impactful, and interesting to you at this moment in your journey

3) remember you can reread as much as you want, whenever you want, and you are not obligated to understand anything the first time. the beautiful think about books is that they will be there with you whenever you want to enjoy their company again.

#resources#reblog#👀👀
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