I took today off in order to find my mental health again, and also get some work done. Lately I have been very snippy, which I am attributing to stress. There is so much going on right now, that it's crazy. We had an assembly at school on Thursday, which really threw me off my schedule.

I have been studying for the past few days for the Praxis exam, which I will be taking on the 29th. While I am not exactly happy that I will be taking it, I still have to, and I need to prepare myself. Most importantly, I need to pass the Principles of Learning and Teaching (PLT), as that is only test required if I want to keep teaching technology once we move to Ohio. Today I spent the afternoon reviewing Howard Gardner, Jean Piaget, Lev Vygotsky, and other learning theorists. I realized how important these theorists are to teaching, but I have to admit that I don't use the theories on a daily basis anymore. It's so frustrating to go back and have to take a test for beginning teachers when I have taught for over 6 years.

I am also signed up to take the chemistry/physics and biology tests of the Praxis next week. I am not yet focusing on these, as they are more of a backup for what I want to teach. While I would like to have my teaching licence in technology and science, it is not imperative. Looking over what is covered during the science portion of these tests, it has to do with college level courses, which I have been out of for 7+ years. Do I have a chance? I don't know, but I'm scared. I'm going to do my best, but part of me is so insecure of what I know anymore.

I am still actively searching for jobs outside of teaching to see if there is anything else that I could do. We are now less than 2 months away from moving, and I don't have a job.