Photo Essay: My Little Brother

I will say that I miss my little brother. He's in 9th grade now, and I never get to see him play football because I coach on Friday nights. He looks up to me, and we talk a lot. He's a much better athlete than I could ever be, and he's a whole lot smarter. So, here are a few photos of my little (big) brother...

He plays the sports I played (and now coach). It's kind of crazy that I teach kids that are the same age as my little brother. I hope he's proud of his big brother, because I'm definitely proud of him. I love my little brother.

Thoughts on the Portfolios...

Well,

I guess I haven't thought much about my portfolio yet. I do have a lot of pictures (mostly sports). I don't know if I'm avoiding the inevitable, or if it just hasn't made it to the top of my priority list yet. Either way, I know that I have a lot of work to, based on what I saw from last year's class. Last year's class had some very strong portfolios. I can tell that they all put in a considerable amount of work and effort. I liked the portfolios that had a distinct theme. I understand that the evaluators like that. Also, I think enjoyed the photo essays the most. Some of the portfolios had very nice info about their communities. It showed that those people really took time to immerse themselves in the culture of where they were teaching.

I liked the videos that showed a progression in teaching and classroom management, but there were a few portfolios that had too many videos. I don't think I'll have many on mine. I know that creativity is not one of my strongest assets, but I know that I'm going to have to find some somewhere so that I can compete with everyone else's portfolios. I want to have the best portfolio, and I really want to show what my two year experience is like. Oh well, I know what I must do now...time to get to it!