Too long

Sorry it's been a long time since I have been on here. I got to spend some time with my litlle buddy yesterday and i miss him like crazy.  Him and his sister are totally awesome.  In september I get to go to a wedding.  I'm Super excited. I also get to go to my little buddies birthday party.  I am super stoked for that.  Today I had chest pains because I was missing him and even though the pain is gone I still do.  I got a new job at Johns Hopkins Child Care and Early Learning Center. Which I am now a Pre-K teacher.  So excited for that.  Well got to go so that I can get some sleep for tomorrow. Kalinychita

Feeling Disappointed

This week will be my third week at the new job and I love it.  BUT. The kids are so dissrespectful right now.  I'm feeling discouraged about it.  I'm also feeling sad because I haven't seen my buddy in about a month or so because of this new job I have.  And I didn't get to say good bye to him at all. I miss him so much.  My new job is really cool. I love it. Kalinýchta (which means goodnight in Greek)

Johns Hopkins Child Care and Early Learning Center

First of all I would like to say I GOT THE JOB!!! Yes thats right! I got the job.  I am so excited for it.  I start the 31st of May which is right around the corner.  Today I had to go get my drug test done and a Tubercilosis test done to.  Thursday i go get it checked to see if I am positive or negative for tubercilosis.  I know I passed the drug and alcohol test because I haven't done any of it before.  My last day for the day care center that I work for right now is June 30. I will be really sad when it comes.  But my official title will be TEACHER!!! Yeehaa!!! I still miss my buddy and i think about him and his sister everyday.  Friday I have to go get my fingerprints done.  woohhoo!!!   Kalinýchta (which means goodnight in Greek)

Sad Today

I have been so sad today.  I felt like such a failure and still do. I didn't do really anything for my mother for mothers' day because I didn't know how to do anything without buying anything.  I also believe I messed up such an awesome relationship with someone who was the bestest friend I could ever have. Which in turn messed up a friendship/buddyship with her child.  I have to move on. I should be used to it by now because of the fact that I go through friends like a sieve. But this one was very special one for me.  Tomorrow is my interview for Johns Hopkins Child Care and Early Learning Center.  I can't wait and am nervous at the same time. I hope that I get the job.    Kalinýchta (which means goodnight in Greek)

New Job

School is almost over and I have finished my 45 hour certification class. I have two weeks until I start my last 45 hour certification.  I had called the child care/ Early learning center that i had done some homework at to check up on my application and made an appointment on Monday the 9th for an interview. I so cannot wait.  I was asked by my friend not to come to her sons baseball games (he is my buddy) and to stay away for a while till she gets hi to a place where it is easier to control him.  He is all over the place but it feels like I am being punished as well.  But that is life.  All things do come to an end.  It's not the end it just feels like it.  I went to his school yesterday and I have never seen such bullying or ganging up on one person in my whole entire life.  All the kids were ganging up on my "buddy" when something had happened.  I wanted to say something but wasn't allowed. I feel so bad for him.  I know right now I feel like I miss him.  Well got to go.  Until next time. kalinýchta (which means goodnight in Greek)

Been a while

I know it has been a while since I posted but right now i am on my spring break from school and also decided to take off from target too.  I wanted to go somewhere for at least a day like Gettysburg but couldn't because I had to get a tooth pulled.  I got it pulled yesterday and let me tell you. I feel like a part of my soul go with it. Like i feel kind of sad that a part of me was taken out.  It's just a tooth but it has a symbolic feel to it.  Anyways for the past couple of days I have been working in my parents yard doing some gardening and also working on some homework.  I am probably going to go down to the inner harbor just to walk around and take in the sites since I don't have the means to do anything else that most likely costs.  That darn tooth.  I am currently missing some really good friends right now because I really enjoy talking to them but thats life.  I keep telling myself that all the time and it does not work.  My spring break ends the 26 and i have alot of homework to do.  Till next time. kalinýchta. (which means goodnight in greek)

Dance Failure

The dance went alright.  My friend didn't show because she was sick and her boyfriend had to work a double shift which was ok.  You can't hold that against anyone.  I danced for about 5 minutes and the wall and I became fast friends. 

Today it is raining and I don't like it because of the dreayness of it. School is going ok. Don't have anything planned for spring but maybe something exciting will happen. I don't know.

I have one more class to do till my first half of my 99 hour certification is done then on to the next one.  I really can't wait till it is done.

Till next time.

School Dance

Today my schools history club and among other clubs are hosting a dance through the decades.  It should be exciting.  I will most likely to become a wallflower but that is o.k. that comes natural for me seeing that i don't know how to dance.  But I have a friend going so it will be interesting to see me make a fool out of myself.  It will be late before I get in because I will be gone all day.  I have a 9 o'clock tutoring appointment for my math class than I work from 1030am to 230 pm. So it will definitly be an interesting day.  Till next time

Circus and other things.

The circus went fine. I was supposed to be in charge of two children but had three. Which was ok I didn't really mind.  They had alot of different acts there. But some were the same from the last time I went like the motorcylers in the round cage, the elephant and tiger acts, the tight rope walkers and the body cotortionists.  But they had different clowns, different ring leader and they had people who did tricks on the trampolines.  I really liked that one. 

I am currently working on a couple things.  First I am working on getting my degree in early childhood education so I can teach Kindergarten but will be certified to teach Pre-K to 3rd grade, I am also working on earning my 99 hour certification for child care centers.  I have already 9 hours with my first aid and cpr certification.  I am almost done with my first 45 hour certification with two more classes left.  I have 7 more saturdays after this one and then I will be done my certification all together.  Third I was asked by my english teacher to write a story for a homework assignment and I'm done writing it for the class but not done writing it for pleasure.  I plan to emphasise on a few points and add a few more attractions to the story. so who knows what will come next

Till Next Time.    Michael P. Shanklin

Circus

Hello again, 
       Today I am supposed to go to the circus with the Children's Learning Center that I work at. It should be interesting Because I have never gone with them. I've been to the circus before with family. I love working at the center, it gives me the experience I need to work as a teacher and also shows me how good or bad of a teacher i will be.  The "children" kids like me alot so I know I am doing something right. I will post on how the circus went

I hope everyone has a wonderful day. Until next time.

                              Mr. Michael

First time

Well today is the first day of my blog. I didn't know what or why i need a blog but i figure why not give it a try.  First of I will introduce myself.

My name is Michael P. Shanklin.  I work two jobs. One is at Target and the other is in a Children's Learning Center, which is at the school I go to.

I go to school full time to get my degree in Early Childhood Education.  I want to teach Kindergarten, but the degree will certify my to teach Pre-K through 3rd grade.

I love working with children. They are a great joy to be around.  The children I work with at the Children's Learning Center really enjoy the fact that I am there.  They have another child to play with that is really big.

I love my family and I love certain friends. Which you can tell are the ones I feel that I am really close to.

Till next time.