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Judson College :: Senior/Transfer

Judson College :: Senior/Transfer

Jodie Breedlove

Robertsdale, Alabama

English/Language Arts Education

Senior  

I am an Athlete, a writer, a teacher, a sister and so much more. Read my blog to learn more about Me and Judson College!

 

*Jodie was a member of the Student Blogger Staff from 2009 to 2011.

  • Apr 20
    2011
    The Gift of Spring Break
      in Everyday Life ,  Just Me

    I finally understand and appreciate the value of Spring Break. I want to inform all of you students out there that think that the week is about giving you a break that you are wrong.  :) Of course you enjoy your time away from school. Yes, you will have fun at the beach and love sleeping in until lunch. BUT......... The truth is Spring break is for teachers! Spring Break is a gift from the powers to be. It is a week to regather sanity and to rejuvenate the teacher’s body.  You may say, “But this is the perfect time to get ahead. Can’t you get things done now to make it easier in the long run?” Well now that you have asked, I will answer these questions. Sure it is a great time to get ahead. But then I would be missing one of the most important things that this week encompasses. BREAK!

    Now don’t get me wrong. I will have all of my papers graded, and I will have stellar lesson plans ready for the last few weeks of school. But will I work the whole week? NO. Will I feel burdened by school work? NO! I sure wouldn’t want to upset the powers to be that have given me such a beautiful gift!

    So it is off to the beach for me! I have a new pair of sunglasses, and a pair of legs that need some sun! I will have a few papers with me to grade, but they will be tucked deep inside of my beach bag. If the time to grade them should arise, I will be prepared! But please don’t tell anyone that I am abusing this wonderful gift that has been given to me.  I never knew that I could appreciate five days as much as I appreciate the five days that make up SPRING BREAK!
    by Jodie Breedlove 

  • Apr 11
    2011
    JDAY!
      in Everyday Life ,  Just Me
    Good ole JC. You are always on my mind. I find myself missing my sisters often. When I began missing them the most JDay weekend arrived. JDay is alumni weekend at Judson College. It is a special weekend designated for class reunions, business meetings, and reminiscing of the glory days.

    When JDay came around this year, I was ecstatic. I couldn’t wait to get back to Marion. Yes! I did say that. I missed MARION...

    Now for all of you current students out there that say you want to escape that town, hold your tongue. You will see one day! I promise! There is a certain comfort that a Judson girl feels as she approaches 302 Bibb St. As she sees Jewett, she is bombarded with memories of Step Sings, Serenades, Teas, and Classes. She is also filled with the love of Sisterhood. Needless to say, I was one happy girl when I arrived the Friday of JDay weekend. The weekend was fantastic. My friends and I were inducted into the alumni association. We attended banquets and special dinners for alumna. We also participated in much needed late night giggling. When I actually lived in the dorm, I didn’t really appreciate it. I didn’t understand how fantastic it was that my best friend was my suite mate. I also didn’t realize how awesome it is to live just down the hall from just about everyone. JDay weekend was a wonderful reminder of the great times I experienced at JC. It was great to see all of my friends that are current students.

    When Sunday afternoon rolled around, I was not ready to go. I did not want to leave the place and the people that made such an impact on my life. I didn’t cry because I was out of tears, but I was sad to go. As I write this, tears come to my eyes, but I look forward to my next trip to Judson.

    I return June 24 for Graduation festivities!!!!! Thats right! They are giving me a diploma! :)
    by Jodie Breedlove 

  • Apr 1
    2011
    More to Learn
      in Everyday Life ,  Just Me
    I have now had a few weeks to adjust to the life of a busy high school teacher. WOW! I am tired. I have developed relationships with my students and my coworkers. I have almost remembered my passcode for the copy machine (sad right? sometimes I stand in front of that little machine and it laughs at me because I cannot remember how to make it start). I have even figured out most of the ins and outs of STI (our computer grading system.) But the thing I still haven’t managed to figure out is the schedule. I have been told that it will get easier. I have been told that, by the 3rd year, I will be a master at grading lessons and making plans. I will even be able to do it all at school during my planning period.

    Stop the Press... What? Really? Can a girl dream of a day like that?

    But really THREE Years? Gee.

    As of right now, I do know that I would like to change a few things about the lessons that I have already taught. That is my job as a teacher. I prepare a lesson, teach it, notice any flaws or outstanding elements and then make changes from there. I should never expect a lesson to be perfect. With this being said, I know that my job will be easier in 3 years because I will have more experience. It will be easier because I won’t make the simple mistakes that a first year teacher makes. But I will tell you one thing, I will be planning even into my 25th year of teaching (hard to think that I will be teaching 25 years from now). Sure it will get easier. Sure I will develop a basic plan for each unit that I teach. I bet lessons will even look similar over the years, but they will be in the state of constant change. I will change to fit the needs of my students.

    “I seem to learn so many lessons the hard way.” Those are the words that I used in the teacher’s lounge the other day. Another teacher responded, “And that is how you will learn most of your lessons.”  I will tell you one thing; I won’t repeat most of my mistakes! The lessons learned were far too important to be forgotten.

    Will it take me 3 years to get into the swing of things? I sure hope not, but I do know that it will take time. Time and a willingness to learn.
    by Jodie Breedlove 

  • Feb 18
    2011
    Thank you JC
      in Everyday Life ,  Just Me

     

     

    I have had a very eventful few weeks since I have been back in the US. Almost as soon as I got home, I got my sub license. I can now substitute teach in Baldwin County. So far  this part time job has kept me extremely busy. God has really shown me how much he wants to take care of me simply by providing work. I was slightly concerned that I wouldn’t be able to make it subbing but the Lord has been with me through every day.  It has been great to be back in the classroom again and I hope that I am “getting my foot in the door” in the county. I would really like to get a job somewhere near here next fall. Overall I would say that all of that is going very well. 


    When I get home from subbing, I have the opportunity to check my Facebook. As far as I can tell the Judson College girls are in the middle of midterms right now. WOW, I am so happy that I am not in the middle of HUGE TESTS! But then again I miss it a little bit. I don’t know what to do with this extra time that I have. YES! After graduating college I found out what it is like to have no lesson planing to do and zero papers to write. It is amazing to me what college students are capable of doing. The amount of work that they have and the amount of time they have to be with their friends is incredible. 


    So what I am saying is that on one hand I am happy to be out of college and away from the STRESS that it brings... On the other hand I miss JC a TON! I want to see my friends there. I want to catch up on the things that happened during the day over dinner with 75 of my JC sisters. I want to complain about the huge midterm paper that is due in 12 hours and I haven’t even picked a topic for it yet. I want to laugh with my roommate because she is dancing all around the room for no apparent reason... 


    What I am saying is that I miss Judson. 

    I miss the relationships that I built at JC! 

    I am so thankful for my sisters there and I can’t wait to see what the next chapter of my life will be, but it is hard not to look back and to long for a piece of what I had in little old Marion, Alabama. 



    What an IMPACT Judson College made on my life. I am so proud to call myself a JC girl and now I am excited to take what I learned at JC and to apply it to life in “the real world.”  

    by Jodie Breedlove 

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