For the sake of the children

I knew at the beginning that I would grow to love these children, the ones at my site for student teaching.  But I don't think I realized I would love them as much as I do.  Next Wednesday, a week from today, is the last school day of the semester, meaning that it will most likely be the last day that I see them again (unless they come to family conferences the following week, but if that is the case, I won't really be interacting with the child).  This issue has been discussed in the past at our staff meetings, and our mentors (the head teachers and director of the center) have stressed to us that it will be difficult, and that we will need to sort out our feelings beforehand.  It is also all right if the children see us cry, which I knew as well, but it is a comfort to actually hear it.  Deb (the head teacher) has stressed that these children will miss us terribly, and they will not understand nor see that we won't be coming back until the children return in January.  Because we won't. 

Dana (the director) also said to emotionally prepare ourselves for our own exit from the university.  SHe was a complete wreck during her final week of undergrad.  I won't lie; I am scared s hell.  I have no plans to return to school in the near-future.  I eventually would love a masters degree in a related field but not for a while.  I want to take that slowly.  I have a job for post-graduation, for which I am very thankful; many of my colleagues do not,  and I know that I will do the best I can with that job as a preschool teacher, it is not what I ultimately want to be.  I want to be a certified Child Life Specialist, but I cannot apply for that position without an internship and then I have to pass an exam.  So that's still a few years in the future most likely. 

I digress; the children at my site were what this was supposed to be about.  I must be vague with what I say here for confidentiality purposes, but I can still express my feelings, which I am sure others have felt similarly.  These are children that I want to follow through their adult lives to see what they grow to be, especially the two on whom I have focused my observations and assessments.  I want to know what becomes of them, what good they will do.  I know, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that our program is extremely high quality and we have given all of them the best environment and care that is just about possible.  I want to see the positive outcome for these children. 

I leave it at that for now.

Super Smash Bros. Brawl is calling my name.  XD

Zelda: Skyward Sword I

Well, I am about three or four hours into SS and have had only one tiny glimpse of Ghirahim, the villain for this title, so far.  I just hope he turns out to be the sick, sadistic bastard that the Zelda series needs after that awful sh*t-tastic Zant Nintendo had nerve to call a boss. But I will rant about him another time; he just wasn't the villain I was hoping he would be.  I digress; I want Ghirahim to be as creepy as hell, but smart.  A sadistic little SOB.  That's what the Zelda franchise needs.  Also, Ganondorf needs to have a big role in this, too--you know, he needs to actually do something in this game as opposed to what he didn't do in Twilight Princess.  But we shall see.  I haven't officially seen his face in the game, but I do know what he looks like, and based on that, Ghirahim definitely fits the wanted description as noted above.

About to enter the first dungeon; predictably, it is called a Forest Temple.  Shouldn't take more than an hour, hour and a half tops.  I am liking the precision that the Wii Motion Plus is capable of; never had one before, which is the main reason I wanted/needed to bundle pack.  And Link seems to be a boss with his sword, called the Goddess Sword at this point.  And Fi!  Effing FI!  I love her!  She is the spirit living inside the Goddess Sword and is a wealth of information, more so than Navi and not nearly as annoying; Fi calls you Master, and speaks extremely intelligently.  She is really cool.  I may post a picture of her if I can figure out how to do it on here....

Anyway, I like tracking my progress through this game via this blog.  Wasn't my initial intention with it, but hey it's my blog I can do what I want with it.

 

HaHA!  Success! XD 

EDIT (after beating said Temple, which s actually called the Skyview Temple..... >_>):  HOLY CRAP.  Holy friggin' crap. Ghirahim.  GHIRAHIM.  He is awesomely creepy as all get-out!  Very "I am mightier than you, I am evil, and you will call me Lord Ghirahim, sucker. DEAL WITH IT." I love him.  I mean, he was the BOSS of this Temple, and  he's all, "I am Lord of this world you call the surface, and I will take you and your little girlfriend out with me.  But I won't kill you; just beat you within an inch of your life." No joke; that last part was actually in there.  Jeez, this guy's legit.  Can't wait to see what else he does. 

Well, Hi

I have fallen victim to the Internet fad: having a blog.

Heaven help the Internet.

My real intention is just use this blog site to follow friends who I am sure have far more interesting lives than I do.  However, as I am a mere three weeks from graduating college, I suppose this may be an okay time to start one.

Just to give anyone who reads this a slice of my life, I am in school at Eastern Kentucky University for a bachelor's degree in Child and Family Studies, concentration in early childhood development.  I am currently student teaching in the licensed and accredited preschool on campus and I begin my lead teacher weeks THIS WEEK. AH.  Preschoolers are fun, though. :) 

I do enjoy playing video games; been a huge Nintendo fan since I was small, and watched my brother play Mario and Zelda.  I just began the latest Zelda title, Skyward Sword, over Thanksgiving and I am loving it so far.  I even got the bundle pack with a gold Wii Remote (with the Hyrulean Royal Family Crest!!) and a Zelda 25th Anniversary soundtrack CD.  It is awesome; it sounds like an epic movie score. 

For now, I'll leave it at that.