Miss Arguello's Classroom

Note: If anyone is reading this who is also struggling with a mental illness, I have a couple introductory points to make-First of all, if you are struggling with any symptoms of anxiety or any mental illness in general, please talk to a doctor or a professional. They can help you and find a plan that works for you. Additionally, I want to emphasize that everyone has different experiences and if you have not experienced the same symptoms or events as I have, then that doesn't mean your experience is not valid. What works for me may not work for everyone else, and that is completely fine. YOU are the expert on your own mental illness, and I think it is important to emphasize that before beginning my own account. Thanks for reading.  I realized I had anxiety the summer after my freshman year of college. I had come home from college, happy with the new experiences I'd had and already missing my friends. I began working at the old retail job I had had in high school again, deter...

So, judging by the title of this blog, it's pretty easy to make the conjecture that I'm going into education. I knew that I wanted to be a teacher when I started college in the fall of 2014, but the step into the classroom was so far away at that point that I barely had any time to feel nervous for my role as Teacher Assistant. Now, I am a few short weeks away from the end of the semester, and after the holiday cheer wraps up, I'll be working with students and applying everything I have learned these past 8 semesters. At this point, I have gotten my acceptance letter to the College of Education in the mail, attended an orientation meeting, and have been reassured that I will likely receive my placement before Thanksgiving. While everything is exciting and definitely makes this whole math journey I've been on completely worth it, I'm also scared out of my wits. How will I apply what I've learned in math courses? Will my lack of knowledge about integral calculus...