The Trials and Tribulations

All right folks! It's Drama Teacher time!

This week I began the next chapter of my life- a big step- I've begun student teaching! First day was tuesday when it was just educators getting ready, no students. Lots of meetings and we have a new superintendent of schools who is youthful, energetic and adorable! Tuesday went better than I had hoped- I wasn't awkward, I was clam and actually relaxed and enjoyed myself.

Then Wednesday was DAY ONE of school. WELCOME TO BHS KIDS! AND BETH!

It went well. I can exhale. It was pretty smooth actually and I not only survived, I had a good time. You could knock me over with a feather.

Then this morning meant all new groups of kids because of the rotating schedule so it was a bit of a 'first day' again, and this one went even better than the first. I won't lie- it was tough getting going this morning, I get up soooo early and I am not and never have been a 'morning person' per se. It's tough because actors like the night, we thrive after the sun sets, but then a struggling actor on auditions has to be up at the crack of dawn and working their ass off auditioning all over the place, then probably has to work at night to be able to afford to audition all day, and then drama teachers have to pull both duties too- early in the morning and then staying late in the evening while directing a show\running the club.
There is no restful time for those in the theatre. I learned that well enough while I was on tour, so I have to stop saying "I'm not a morning person" or anything like that because to be in the theatre means being omipresent at any and all hours!

Anyway I'm having an OK time so far, but I'm really just assisting the regular drama teacher right now. Then the goal is to team-teach, share the instruction, and then after a while of that he leaves and I've got them to myself. THEN I'll probably be a nervous wreck! But for now it feels good.

I have to start all the paperwork, which goes against my grain as a creative individual- I hate to PLAN theatre, but I've had some great instructors who've helped us find creative and clever ways of bullshitting all the paperwork requirements while still feeling free enough to run a drama class properly!

Tonight I have dinner at the folks.

Knock on wood my friends, but I am feeling pretty positive and happy.

The apartment is a bloody mess, but that's a whole separate can of worms!!!!!!!!!