This week has been my first week of teaching the
regular English 9 classes. It has gone well so far in that I haven’t lost my
sanity to anxiety! I’ve been prepared for each lesson and have turned in my
lesson plans well ahead of schedule for approval from my mentor teacher. I feel
that the students are beginning to warm up to me in my 2nd period,
however, my 7th period seems like they could care less. They won’t
talk to me when I ask them questions and I literally have to call them by name
to get any sort of response out of them. It is frustrating, but I’m learning to
deal with it by planning for less talking in the activities I do.
I’m really enjoying my relationship with my mentor
teacher as well. At first I was a bit skeptical if things were going to work
out, but they are working fabulously and I’m so glad that I get to work with
such an inspiring and knowledgeable lady. I can feel myself shaping into the
teacher that I want to be and I think Mrs. Adams is certainly helping me push
that along.
My teaching is getting better, but I know it still
needs work. I really need to focus on being able to think quickly on my feet.
Students are very questioning of me because they want to know what I know and
sometimes I feel overwhelmed by that simple fact. Sometimes I really have to
stop myself and take a step back to realize that I am an adult to these
students. I am someone they look up to and that’s hard to wrap my head around
given the fact that I’m just a student myself at this point. I do feel that the
ability to see myself as a teacher and an adult will come with experience and
time and I am very excited about that. I can feel myself progressing and I’m
very anxious to see how it all turns out by the end of my student teaching.
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