Over-Prepared?

Finally, three and a half years of school has paid off and I am finally going to be teaching.  Student teaching, but teaching nonetheless.  

The quote from "Billy Madison" puts my feelings into perfect perspective:

"Back to school, back to school, to prove to Dad that I'm not a fool."

"I got my lunch packed up, my boots tied tight, I hope I don't get in a fight."

"Oh, back to school, back to school, back to school...Here goes nothing."

Now I don't need to prove anything to my dad and I'm not anticipating a fight with any students, but I have prepared myself.  Perhaps too well...

~Posters for a room that I'm only in for a few months.

~Hundreds, perhaps thousands of stickers. (Yes, I'm sure my middle and high school science classes will get a kick out these!!)

~New briefcase to hold my laptop and filing case for papers.

~New red pens, cool black pens, new pencils...liquid pencils to be specific.

~Laser pointer. (Not for my cat...I don't have a cat)

~Seating charts to memorize names and faces faster.

~A lesson plan book.

                (Chances are I will never use this because I always use my computer, but it was colorful and on sale)

~Teacher books to read.  (If you're interested I have listed the titles)

                --"Urban Science Education For The Hip-Hop Generation" by Christopher Edmin.

                                (I'm reading this now.  It's a quick read and very eye-opening)

                --"Teach Like A Champion" by Doug Lemov.

                                (I perused part of this for a class and it was so worthwhile that I decided I should own it and eventually read the rest.)

                --"The First-Year Teacher's Survival Guide" 2nd editon by Julia G. Thompson.

                                (I figured this will be my summer read unless I miraculously have time to read while I'm student teaching, but I have a strong feeling that won't happen)

I hope to post on here often.  I start my student teaching experience Tuesday in a 7th grade Biology class.  I'll be there until later March, and in April I start student teaching Physics and Chemistry at a High School.