Molly, I think you're right, My block classes are kicking my tail. I want to be a teacher very badly and I will strive to do so, however with all of the busy-work that I must complete it does chip away at my motivation to become a teacher. We have already had one student drop out of our block b/c of the extensive busywork, and that's really sad to me. But I also see the flip-side of the argument; teachers must constantly keep improving their teaching styles and their own knowledge, so the struggle seems to never end.
I guess my two cents is that hopefully everything that we do will pay off in the long run. I want to be well prepared once I get out in the schools. We'll see