Ugh..I’m getting bad about not posting things. I apologize. Things have been whirlwind and stagnant at the same time. Let me break it down…
Whirlwind: The students are joining after school programs and that takes up time and energy setting up interpreter coverage. Because some of these programs require multiple days and extended hours I have to provide the district with how many extra hours of pay the interpreters are the school are going to need. Fun stuff… I wouldn’t ever want to be a lead interpreter for a district. Oof…too much. ..and then when the student decides to cancel…more followup to our lead interpreter.
Stagnant: Educational interpreting in my opinion is a lot of the same thing, everyday. Sure the topics, lessons, situations vary but for the most part… This isn’t a bad thing. It’s nice to know where you are interpreting everyday. Thank goodness for the random assembly to freak you out in the middle of a day-to-day rut. 😀
So why haven’t I been posting? Honestly, it’s laziness. I haven’t felt like I’ve had much to contribute to the interpreting community lately. I’m focusing on my skills. Today was a teacher planning day so I seized and opportunity to attend a workshop this morning on Prosody. I love learning. Especially when it’s about something I really enjoy doing. I feel like prosody is one of those things that you could take a million workshops on and still only scratch the surface of what that means.
I’m thankful for the four-day weekend. I know that testing season is coming up. In fact, I believe we have some testing after we get back from the holiday. Time to fill my head with songs so I can repeat them and keep myself from dozing. During the reading tests, I can interpret the directions and then am required to sit quietly while the students test. Whee…
I will try to keep you updated with my journey. I’m going to a lot of workshops over the next few months. I think I’m going to register to take the EIPA Performance test again at the end of the summer.
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