Student teaching: day two. It didn't go quite as miserable as I was afraid of - of course, I'm pretty much petrified that I completely suck at teaching, so it doesn't take much for things not to feel entirely horrible.

I found more resources for my work samples among the bookshelves and cupboards at the school today. I was also able to talk with all of my cooperating teachers about what I'm going to be working on and when. Today was an A day, so that meant working primarily with the Intro to Ag classes, of which, there are two periods. It was weird for the students, at first, to readjust to my presence, but I did not let them be afraid of me, instead I addressed them by name when working with them in the computer lab at the library on their upcoming presentations.

I spent a vast majority of my day sorting through a file full of old documents and transparencies for my record book keeping work sample. It's sorta organized now, but it's vastly confusing. Students who are working on their applications for their FFA State Degrees are immensly lost in regards to their record books. This only intimidates me more about my work sample. If it's hard for them to understand, I feel obligated to present it in an easy-to-understand manner. The problem really becomes larger when I realize this is information that I not only do not understand myself, but did not understand when I took a business class either. The basic concepts, yes, I get those, but it's the more detailed stuff - and the complex language that everything is written. Here's to ciphering the enigma that is FFA/SAE record book keeping.