gravity..

whatever you say
whatever you do
there will be good times waiting for you
whatever you hear
i won't disappear
i promise you that

that is a chorus part of Westlife's song, I Promies You That. kinda miss them so much this week. it seems liked they were the one who can relieved me from this hectic, nervous week..

this week i visited some interesting place (again), unfortunately i didn't bring camera to document it. and also, i've got my laptop re installed. hehehee.. i just felt that my laptop had been not very well, so i asked my friend to re installed the system. and yes, i'm happy with it.. now, i can function my microsoft office, and yes my mozilla looks cute now..hehehee

i spent the first day of this week by attending a meeting with the campus staff and all the PKM finalist. we talked about continuing the project, and problems that might happen during the process. aargghh.. i'm soo afraid of this.. i myself thought that my educational software projects are too hard, and it need more time than it have.. but i have the spirit of make it through the PIMNAS..hehehee...

after the meeting, my friends and i visited Senen station to buy some books for the Keterampilan Mengajar resume tasks.. we thought it will be easy to find that kind of book in Senen, but then that teaching genre books was hard to find.. we finally found a shop that sells micro teaching book, but the price is higher than our expectation. we expect the book only cost bertween IDR 15000-20000, but the seller offer it for IDR 40000. after a long bargaining, we had a deal that we will pay two kind of micro teaching books for IDR 63000.. and as usual i made another extra purchase : a john connolly novel (IDR 30000) and 3 comics (IDR 12000).. and that book itch my nose so bad.. i sneeze everytime i open the page..hahhaa




the hardest day of this week was Friday..aaaa..a.a.a.a.aaaa... well, i'm gonna face this aaa things every friday..hahha.. i have a 4 sks of KM class and 2 sks of DPS (desain pembelajaran sains) class every Friday from 8 am to 3 pm, and it means i'm gonna have to talk, discuss, doing anythings about teaching for 7 hours, break an hour.. no, it's not that i'm bored of it. it actually interesting i made a few notes and asked some question during the class, but all this teaching things make absoulutely nervous.. aaaa.aa.a.aa..a.a.. i have some experience of teaching, and yes i enjoy it, it interesting to interact with students, be close to them, sharing many things with them. but what i'm afraid of is if i teach the wrong concept of physics..aaaa.a.a.a.aaa.aa... i'm afraid of what people may think about me as a teacher, i'm afraid my students find me boring. i wanna be a good, interactive, and loveable teacher.. waaaa..

another thing that exhaust my mind a lot is where i'm gonna take my PPL.. aaa.. i wanna take this PPL ini 78 shs, but it seems that only dwl that interesting in joining me.. huuu.. it tears me a lot,,, my other friends that live near my house think that 78 is hard to reach by public transportation.. i already make a list of other school that i probably take my PPL in. they are 68 shs in salemba and 57 shs in kedoya. but, i promise my self that i'm gonna take the PPL in RSBI school. i don't care how far is it, as long as i'm with my best-est friend, i'm gonna get through all things.. hahaha. i don't know but i think take a PPL in RSBI school gonna develop me into a very great experienced teacher.. aaaa... please pray for me everyone.. westlife song's, i promise you that is really motivates me a lot. i fell the faith that whatever i say, whatever i do, there'll be good times waiting for me, and whatever i hear, there will be someone supports me, and lift me up.. haaaa.. thank's Westlife..

and.. saturday... the day that i've been waiting for this week.. my friends and i planed to visit bookfair in Senayan.. yeaaaa.. i'm happy cause this saturday my waves and vibrations lecturer was so funny, the class was enjoyable.. after the class we straight heading up to Senayan. it was a bad journey. a hard rain and a late and full transjakarta bus. and the bookfair was so crowded.. aaaa.. i actually want to observe every single shelf there, but i didn't wanna make tara,dwl,nur, and kinan standing just to wait for me... hahaha.. i met many people i know there, my senior, my junior, and my classmate that didn't attend the waves class..hahha..

i bought 3 novels only f0r IDR 35000, oreo biscuit for IDR 20000, 4 comics for IDR 12000, and best buy was whiteboard marker only for IDR 2000 each and 5 plastic folders for only IDR 3000.. and i got many FREE things.. there were 3 tabloids, a notebook, a magazine, a pen that i got FREE by only filling in some formulir..hahaa i love bookfair !!

and the title gravity is taken from Westlife new album, and from how i was feeling this week that so much up and down things happen. from happy to sad, from mad to laugh, etc..

waiting for my next capital city trip...

superb resolution

found this (another) cute picture in here


wish my self to be MORE

encouraging friends around not to worry to be weird, to try new things, to trust ourselves that we are AWESOME...
inspiring around not to let go our HOPE...
loving, so we could LIVE our life..

here is it, for u guys..

The Remedy-Jason Mraz

I saw fireworks from the freeway
And behind closed eyes I cannot make them go away
'Cause you were born on the fourth of july, freedom ring
Now something on the surface it stings
I said something on the surface
Well it kind of makes me nervous
Who says that you deserve this
And what kind of god would serve this?
We will cure this dirty old disease
If you've got the poison I've got the remedy

The remedy is the experience.
This is a dangerous liaison
I say the comedy is that it's serious.
This is a strange enough new play on words
I say the tragedy is how you're gonna spend
The rest of your nights with the light on
So shine the light on all of your friends
When it all amounts to nothing in the end.

I won't worry my life away.
I won't worry my life away.

I heard two men talking on the radio
In a cross fire kind of reality show
Uncovering the ways to plan the next big attack
They were counting down the ways to stab
The brother in the be right back after this
The unavoidable kiss, where the minty fresh
Death breath is sure to outlast this catastrophy
Dance with me, because if you've got the poison,
I've got the remedy

The remedy is the experience.
This is a dangerous liaison
I say the comedy is that it's serious.
This is a strange enough new play on words
I say the tragedy is how you're gonna spend
The rest of your nights with the light on
So shine the light on all of your friends
When it all amounts to nothing in the end.

I won't worry my life away.
I won't worry my life away.

When I fall in love I take my time
There's no need to hurry when I'm making up my mind
You can turn off the sun but I'm still gonna shine and I'll tell you why

Because

The remedy is the experience.
This is a dangerous liaison
I say the comedy is that it's serious.
This is a strange enough new play on words
I say the tragedy is how you're gonna spend
The rest of your nights with the light on
So shine the light on all of your friends
When it all amounts to nothing in the end.

I won't worry my life away.
I won't worry my life away.
I won't and I won't and I won't

lyrics

phoenix burn

hei ho.. currently busy forcing my self to finish the design of my new educational softwares.. hoping to finish it very soon, then straight carry out the project.. wish me for the best..

well, my holiday is officially OVER..haaa.. my monday started with the nuclear physics.haha.. kinda hard topic for a beginning.. then, on wednesday, my friends; dwl, eka, nurhay and i visited ASEMKA market. it's a traditional sidewalk market located in Kota, central Jakarta. this market sells many kind of accessories, stationary, and gifts. we can buy either a solo or a dozen of it, but the price is cheaper if we buy sth more than 3 pieces.

at that time my friends bought some stuffs for gifts. and i was confuse what to buy.. then, i chose to buy this simple note book (IDR 13000) and an air craft toy (IDR 10000).. hahaha..

don't ask why i bought an air craft toy.. i have been wanting to buy some toys for a long time. i think toys are not only for children to play with,but it's good to be a room decoration. i actually looking for a cheap wall-e toy in ASEMKA, but i couldn't find any. then i saw someone sold many toys for only IDR 10000, and i found this cute aircraft. and now i confuse where to put this air craft, cause my room already crowded with many books and dolls..hehehe

this week also special, cause many of my friends that live outside Jakarta has come back.. hehehe,, and yes, the good thing was they brought many traditional snacks..hahaa.. tara and dian, that come from Padang brought many kind of salty and spicy chips..

then, this week also my first time having a 'Keterampilan Mengajar' (teaching skills) class.. waaa.. this was my number 1 fearing course this semester. we need to be able to teach in micro and macro..aaaaaaa... this is actually our preparation for PPL (teaching practice). aaa.. when i enter this educational physics major, being a student teacher or PPL was something i'm afraid of.. physics is a hard subject, and yes it's kinda hard to teach it. and not only practice, this course also has many writing task that we should do every meeting..aaaa..a.aa.a.a.a.aaa.a.a.a.aaa.a

ok too much for the aaa.aaa...a.a.a.a.a.aaa..

another place i visited this week is Passer Baroe. this is a market with may shops that sell clothes, shoes, accessories, etc. i went here with tara and dwl. we were looking for cute shoes. i was actually wanting to buy wedges.haaa.. they look cute right? (yeah, and again my mum doesn't allow me, she says wearing wedges is tiring and i'm gonna fall down and hurt my feet with it)

unfortunately, we didn't find any that suits us. the model were too old, the price was too expensive, and we think we can find another better shoes out there. we end up by sitting under the tree and refresh ourselves with 'Es Goyang'.. hahaha
wish to have another great adventure next week..

(pssst.. i name this post 'Phoenix Burn' cause i was listening to this Alpha Rev song while writing the post..)

picture of Es Goyang

missing lyrics.

i just found out some interesting, loveable parts of some lyrics in here... please guess the song's title !






answer:
snow patrol-chasing cars, lifehouse-you and me, coldplay-yellow, jason mraz-the remedy

cause sometimes we just don't realize that we're in love

haiii.. ehmm. ini saya posting lophe2 pas tanggal 14 februari..eheii, gak maksud apa apa, saya sndri skrng bukanlah seseorng yg merayakan valentine,, u've gotta learn why we should do or why we shouldn't do something.

yah, sesuai judul, sya mau ngebahas tntang kadang2 kita gak sadar kalo kita jatuh cinta,, ya sampai kita merindukannya... cinta disini bukan cuma sama si pacar, atau si dia.. bisa juga dengan sebuah rutinitas, organisasi, persahabatan, dn lain sebagainya. kalo dibilang ini pengalaman pribadi, yah emang ini pengalaman pribadi..hahaha

misalkan saja, kita pernah tergabung dalam sebuah organisasi. anggap saja, organisasi eksekutif di kampus.. yah, kita ada disana saat awal2 kampanye ketua, saat nentuin personil, nentuin siapa kepala departemn, siapa kepala biro.. membuka registrasi anggota, pertma kali membokar ruang base camp.. program kerja pertama, ..

dan yah, lama kelamaan berorganisasi itu terasa merepotkan, lelah, capek. hingga kita sering kabur rapat, kesel sndri knapa sih ni organisasi ngadain acara nginep keluar kota padahal besoknya ada uts, mulai menunggak lpj maupun lk. mulai membebankan amanah ke orang lain..

and suddenly it all finished. a one year period is over.. sidang umum terakhir, saat sang ketua membacakan lpjnya, jadi keinget lagi,, gimana kita mau nangis, saat H-1 acara tiba2 harus diundur karna ga dapet ruangan, gimana kita gak tega ngeliat wajah si ketua saat harus menerima knyataan kalo stafnya kelupaan satu tugas penting, atau saat family day pertama yang jalannya acara gak sesuai rncana, atau saat kita yang senior kerja keras dan ditinggal junior hanya karna salah nagkep informasi..haaaaa...

dan ya, kita berfikir lagi, pengalamn itu gak akan pernah bisa terbayar dengan apa pun, sgala sedih,seneng, kesel,marah yang dulu2 itu, ga akan trulang lagi.. tinggal ada perasaan beruntung dan terima kasih krna uda dikasih brbagai ksmpatan buat melakukan kesalahan dan kebaikan selama ini..


haa.. keluarga itu yg dulu jadi pelarian saya kalo uts dapet jelek, yang saya jadi bahan obrolan di belakang kelas sama teman saat si dosen mulai ngebosenin, yang sbtulnya saya tunggu2 saat rapat krna kbnyakn rapat diisi dengan humor mnyenangkan..

and yes, this family that i, my self didn't notice that i've been in love with. hope success, health, and wealth always be there by ur side..

and this song is dedicated to you,,

Never Knew I Needed-Ne Yo

For the way you changed my plans
For being the perfect distraction
For the way you took the idea that I have
Of everything that I wanted to have
And made me see there was something missing, oh yeah

For the ending of my first begin
(Ooh, yeah yeah, ooh, yeah yeah)
And for the rare and unexpected friend
(Ooh, yeah yeah, ooh, yeah yeah)
For the way you're something that I'd never choose
But at the same time, something I don't wanna lose
And never wanna be without ever again


You're the best thing I never knew I needed
So when you were here I had no idea
You the best thing I never knew I needed
So now it's so clear, I need you here always

My accidental happily
(Ever after)
The way you smile and how you comfort me
(With your laughter)
I must admit you were not a part of my book
But now if you open it up and take a look
You're the beginning and the end of every chapter

You're the best thing I never knew I needed
So when you were here I had no idea
(When you were here)
You the best thing I never knew I needed
(That I needed)
So now it's so clear, I need you here always
(Now it's so clear)

Who knew that I could be
(Who knew that I could be)
So unexpectedly
(So unexpectedly)
Undeniably happier
Sitting with you right here, right here next to me
Girl, you're the best

You're the best thing I never knew I needed
(Said I needed)
So when you were here I had no idea
(When you were here)
(Said I had no idea)
You're the best thing I never knew I needed
(That I needed)
So now it's so clear I need you here always
(Now it's so clear)
(So clear, so clear, I need you always)

Now it's so clear, I need you here always

lyrics

make ur TUESDAY so TASTE-day

yap, kali saya mau cerita tentang hari selasa yang saya alami. hmm.. kalo diitung-itung selama 20th saya udah mengalami sekitar 960 hari selasa (20thX12bln=240bln, 240blnX4minggu=960minggu, dalam 1 minggu ada 1 hari selasa, jadi 960 hari selasa). dan yah yang hari selasa tanggal 8 Februari 2011 ini beda banget..

awalnya saya udah rencana mau ikut Family Day BEMJ Fisika angkatan 2008 di Kota Tua, tapi sya masih ragu juga sih karna saya uda terlanjur janji mau bayar Telkom Speedy dan Air di kantor POS. selain itu, sya tiba2 ada rncana mau ke Dufan sama temen2 (dapet info Dufan diskon kalo beli coc*c*la), nah berdasrkan perhitungan dana sya bisa lebih nabung kalo sya gak ikut FD ini... maklum, sya termaksud orang yg doyan jajan, kemanapun sya pergi pasti ada yang dijajanin..hehehee..

dan ye tiba2 sya sakit perut, aneh sakitnya, jadi sya SMS temen saya dwl, kalo saya gak jadi ikut.. lalu ada SMS dari seseorng yg nomornya tidak trcntum di kontak HP sya, nomor opertor 3, sebuah Tausiyah. isinya:
"sahabat yang baik adalah orang yang dapat berkata benar kepada anda, bukan orang yang membenarkan kata-kata anda. Jaga sahabatmu dalam doa dan kejujuran. :D Make ur tuesday so taste-day "

saya langsung berfikir mengenai kata kata diatas. satu, sahabat. apakah benar hari ini saya gak jadi ikut FD, saya gak ikut ngumpul2, jalan2 terkahir sama anak BEMJ 2008. dua, mengenai katakata make ur tuesdat so taste-day. saya bener2 ragu sama hal ini. saya uda berasa ini bakal jadi selasa yg biasa2 aja. saya bakal ke kantor pos, lalu gosok baju, nyapu, ngepel, online, dll... lalu saya biarkan saja itu sms

tiba2 temen saya sms ngasih ngajar buat kelas 3 SD. well, anak SD. klo uda pada baca pos sebelumnya, sya punya pengalaman buruk ngajar SD. tapi daripada saya bengong yah saya terima, dan sya bener2 nyiapin daari mulai games dan soal2 supaya mereka gak bosen. lalu sekitar jam 9 sya mau mandi dan ke kantor pos buat bayar speedy, eh ternyata di kamar mandi adek saya lgi mandi (akhir2 ini adek sya kalo mandi suk angabisn aer, dan nyebelinnya dia suka males buat ngisi aer lagi), saya bilang aja jangn lupa diisi airnya. dan yah skitar 10 mnt stlah dia kluar dari kamar mandi, saya uda siap2 dengan anduk, eh ternyata di agak nyalain aer, jadi tuh bak isinya cuma 2 cm air.. gw bener2 langsung murka, marah banget. gw treak manggil dia, gw suruh isi tuh aer ampe penuh. eh dia malah lenje2 males2 di kamarnya. malah nyuruh gw ngisi aer sendiri. sumpah gw pengen nymperin dia trus gw gampol pake talenan.. kesel bnget. tapi brhubng gw inget sesuatu usaha yang keras, dan tiba2 (tdk konstan) mrpakan salah satu pemicu srangan jantung. gw gak jadi marah dan gw nyalain aer dan brbaring di kamar nykap untk mnnangkan hati.. ya, kalo itu cuma nyakitin elu doang ngapain elo melakukan perbuatan itu, biar aja ntar juga ada yg bales..

dari sini gw malah akan brfikir klo ini selasa akan benar2 menyebalkan. gw pengen nagis aja.. dan akhirnya gw pegi ke kntor pos dan bayar semua2nya. pulang dari kntr pos saya mampir ke alfam*rt, jajan sekailan nanya tntng promo yg beli coc*col* dapet tiket dufan. dan trnyata, bukan gratis tiket Dufan, tapi grtis tiket masuk ancol doang..waaaakkkk.. kagak jadi deh gw ke Dufan, klo tau gw tadi gausah hemat2 dan ikut FD ke kota tua. wew..

dan gw lanjut ngajar anak SD di Pesakih.. dengan berbekal games2 dan soal2, ngajarnya lumayan sukses. anaknya gak mnta pulang(walaupun mnta jajan), dan yah mereka cukup aktif dalam tanya-jawab.. eh, pas pulang gw dikasih gaji..yeaaahhh gajiann.. awalnya gw kira, cuman dapet 6orb, taunya 110rb..ahaa.. gw seneng banget.. gw lngsng pulang dan naek getek,,ehhe.. gw pehatiin sumpah aer kalinya kayak limbah racun berbahaya dan sprti mmiliki kekuatan destruksi yg tinggi, sampe ada gelembung2 gt, udah kayak asam lambung aktif..ngerii..

saya pulang naek busway dari halte pesakih, saat saya nunggu, teman saya dwl sms, kalo PKM kelompok gw lolos, dan di danai DIKTI..aaawwwwww..... gak percaya, gw cuman bales sms dia "hah?".. dia bales sms dan myakinkan klo tim gw bener2 lolos. dan gw pun prcya slnjutnya saya cuma mikir 'nah lo, mau dibawa kemana ini slnjutnya'.. ga akhirnya nelpon erni dan acem, temen klmpok gw yg lain, dan kita sama2 treak2an di tlpon..yg bener, yg bener, yg bener..and yes, that's what makes my tuesday so tasty..

saya seneng banget, ga percaya, ga nyangka. kalo pada tau cerita di balik pembuatan proposalnya, aahhh pokoknya kita bener2 ga nyangka kalo bisa lolos dan di danai..ehmm ehmm.. saking senengnya, sepulang dari ngajar, saya mampir alf*mart, saya beli 3 es krim magnum. buat ibu, bapak, dan adek saya. yah, buat adek saya, saking snengny saya sampai melupakan kkeselan saya sama adek saya pagi tadi..weww..

doain saya ya, semoga PKM saya bener2 bisa sukses ses ses.. amin..

hmmm..hmm..daa.daaaa.daaa

currently listening to :

Sondre Lerche

one of my favorite:

"Two Way Monologues"

Mum
All the other options that you had in mind starve me
`Cause I'm optionless and turkey-free and blind

Pa
Won't you listen and I'll let you in on this
Blind me!
As you listen I'll reduce advice to dust
Oh no!
I shouldn't have to spell my name

Ma!
If it's worth the made up smiles, the quiet fights
Oh mother!
It is hard not to look in the mirror's eye
I have come to this while you have come along
So it's alright if you change your mind the other way around again
I shouldn't have to spell my name

So start the two way monologues that speak your mind
We're talking two way monologues with words that rhyme

We
can't reclaim the shirts we threw away last twirl
Uncurl the note-in-pocket, personal brochures that dust
Machine-washed, that's how paper rusts

Days you spend wanting some of Michael Landon's grace
strike back, now they shape your life as stony as his face
Oh no! I shouldn't have to spell his name

So start the two way monologues that speak your mind
Start the two way monologues with words that rhyme
Start the two way monologues that speak your mind
We're talking two way monologues

We were chasing rabbits on the hill
And that prairie-life was great, but never real
`Cause we never saw no rabbits out there, ever, no, not once
All we did was put a fire up and watch it burn for months
And I miss the sound of stairs and walls and maladjusted doors
and too little space for holding all the soldiers and the war


hmm..hmm.. He is so genius. his music is really awesome. and guess what, he'll come to Indonesia for JavaJazzFestival..aaa.... hehehehe

i'm actually confused about the meaning of this Two Way Monologue lyrics. i'm guessing that this lyrics about mind-conflict. is it right? tell me please..pleasee..

picture
lyric

fun facts.

heeheee.. just found out many silly facts recently..

first, this Densha Otoko (Train Man) comic i bought for only Rp 5000,- at the bookfair


is actually has been made into a movie and a drama series.
wow. and guess what it's all based on true story.. wow.

this tells us a story about an otoko (someone who is a maniac of something. such as game, internet, anime) who fall in love at the first sight with a girl he saves on the train. as an otoko, he is so shy and has no confident. he just tells his story and love to his virtual friends on chatting. but then, all his friends support him and tell him not to give up and chase the girl. with all the help, the train man struggling so hard to win the girl's heart.

i love the comic, it's a very easy-understand story. and also the movie. it's a nice light romance movie. apparently, there's a different between the movie and the comic. but still, i like the funny expression of the chat virtual friends, and their daily life as an otoko. i actually don't expect the train man is too shy and nervous. he is so stutter when he talks to the girl.. yeah, it's a recommended movie for u to watch at your spare time.

then, i also spent my holiday by reading novels that i haven't touch since the day bought.. hahaha.. some of them is novels from Diana Wynne Jones. i have 2 novels that written by her : charmed life and howl's moving castle. i read Charmed Life first, but i felt bored with the story. so i think that Howl's Moving Castle was as boring as Charmed Life, and i didn't read it until last week. and guess what, Howl's Moving Castle is awesome. i love the romance-fantasy atmosphere, funny and unique characters. and i fall in love with Howl.. aaaaa... i first thought that Howl will be an old, grumpy wizard. but then, he is actually a handsome (haa, this is only in my imagination), romantic, mysterious, loving wizard. i like it when he took care of michael and calcifer, and his gentle treatment of grandma sophie. and also when he gets depress and act pampered as sophie mess his hair..aaa..
then, i imagine if this novel made into a film. well, it will be a very great twist movie..hahha.. and i curious of Howl's look..aaaaa..
and then, i read another neglected novel : The Unfortune Miss Fortunes. and it stated on that novel that yes, there IS a movie of Howl's Moving Castle..waaaa...

i immediately search and download it on the forum.. and i just finished watching it. well, as usual there are many differences between the novel and movies.

i enjoy the first 30 minutes, but after that i confused cause the story in the novel is turn around. in the novel, Howl's faced the witch from the wastes in a battle, but in the movie the witch is become powerless because of Suliman king. and i disappoint that there isn't any twist ending that i expect to much. but still, it made me falling even more in love with Howl.. hahaha..

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holiday shots

i'm gonna share some of my pictures during this holiday..

these are photos from my Ancol trip (the beach was awfully dirty)

left-right: amel, neni, tikpo, neo, dewi

DONAT(DewiOncomNeoAmelTikpo) go to Ancol

and this is my favorite :

thanks neo, she's always been the best seaside photographer. another great picture of me that she took was this: Randusanga beach-Brebes

then, pictures below taken when my SD friends and i visited Central Park (a mall in west jakarta which has a very great park):

full team: tia,tikpo,dian,ade,nana

hey, my holiday just a week left. unfortunately some of my friends will have to finish the holiday earlier.

ready to teach?

just read an interesting article 'Top Ten Tips For Student Teachers' here.hahaha.. well, my years in UNJ was passed by so quickly. in glance, just a semester to go to PPL (being a student teacher in school).. haaaaahhh. hope these tips work on you..

1. Be On Time

Punctuality is very important in the 'real world'. If you are late, you will definitely NOT start out on the right foot with your cooperating teacher. Even worse, if you arrive after a class has begun which you are supposed to be teaching, you are placing that teacher and yourself in an awkward situation.

2. Dress Appropriately

As a teacher, you are a professional and you are supposed to dress accordingly. There is nothing wrong with over dressing during your student teaching assignments. The clothes do help lend you an air of authority, especially if you look awfully young. Further, your dress lets the coordinating teacher know of your professionalism and dedication to your assignment.

3. Be Flexible

Remember that the coordinating teacher has pressures placed upon them just as you have your own pressures to deal with. If you normally teach only 3 classes and the coordinating teacher asks that you take on extra classes one day because he has an important meeting to attend, look at this as your chance to get even further experience while impressing your dedication to your coordinating teacher.

4. Follow the School Rules

This might seem obvious to some but it is important that you do not break school rules. For example, if it is against the rules to chew gum in class, then do not chew it yourself. If the campus is 'smoke-free', do not light up during your lunch period. This is definitely not professional and would be a mark against you when it comes time for your coordinating teacher and school to report on your abilities and actions.

5. Plan Ahead

If you know you will need copies for a lesson, do not wait until the morning of the lesson to get them completed. Many schools have procedures that MUST be followed for copying to occur. If you fail to follow these procedures you will be stuck without copies and will probably look unprofessional at the same time.

6. Befriend the Office Staff

This is especially important if you believe that you will be staying in the area and possibly trying for a job at the school where you are teaching. These people's opinions of you will have an impact on whether or not you are hired. They can also make your time during student teaching much easier to handle. Don't underestimate their worth.

7. Maintain Confidentiality

Remember that if you are taking notes about students or classroom experiences to turn in for grades, you should either not use their names or change them to protect their identities. You never know who you are teaching or what their relationship might be to your instructors and coordinators.

8. Don't Gossip

It might be tempting to hang out in the teacher lounge and indulge in gossip about fellow teachers. However, as a student teacher this would be a very risky choice. You might say something you could regret later. You might find out information that is untrue and clouds your judgement. You might even offend someone without realizing it. Remember, these are teachers you could be working with again some day in the future.

9. Be Professional With Fellow Teachers

Do not interrupt other teachers' classes without an absolutely good reason. When you are speaking with your coordinating teacher or other teachers on campus, treat them with respect. You can learn a lot from these teachers, and they will be much more likely to share with you if they feel that you are genuinely interested in them and their experiences.

10. Don't Wait to the Last Minute to Call in Sick

You will probably get sick at some point during your student teaching and will need stay home for the day. You must remember that the regular teacher will have to take over the class during your absence. If you wait until the last minute to call in, this could leave them in an awkward bind making them look bad to the students. Call as soon as you believe you will not be able to make it to class.