The title sums it up fairly well.
Considering it was my first FULL week of school, it was a very exhausting week. However, I tightened my belt and lowered my shoulder to have a great week. I feel that every second this week I learned something new. But one thing really stood out to me.....
I learned that some students just need the right person to motivate them when no one else will. I have some students that other teachers would have given up on, but the student in my class is doing very well in. I think most of it has to do with the subject matter, but I can also tell that it is more than that. You can see it in the smile or the way they look at you when walking down the hall. Or by how they call you over to them during lunch so they can ask you how your day is going.
I believe that teaching is a great opportunity to affect many lives and influence students in the right direction. When you get to hear about the background of some of the students, you begin to wonder how they may feel inside. Does coming to school bring joy to their life for the short amount of time they are here? What will happen when they finish school? Will they follow in the same foot steps or move forward and persevere through life. I know that it is a HUGE question, but it is one that I want to influence and shape as an educator. Not every child comes from a happy background, but every child deserves the chance to change where they came from for the better.
Friday, January 31, 2014
Friday, January 24, 2014
The Sled Ride of Week One!!
Week #1.
When you first think of week one (in class), you might think easy syllabus week. Well in the "teacher world" you think craziness. Paper coming out of the copier like confetti on New Years Eve in Times Square. Kids panicking on where they need to be in 30 seconds when the bell rings. Wondering in the land of "whats your name again?". My very first class being a grand total of 9 minutes....yeah, that's right, 9 whole minutes.
My first week started out with a teacher in service day which was very beneficial for getting the classroom set up and things together.
Tuesday, we had a snow day (best first day ever).
Wednesday we had a two hour delay and state testing was finishing up along with the finals for period one of last semester. When period 2 rolled around 90 minutes later, it was the start of the third marking period.
This was also the day I had a 9 minute 3rd period so students could finish their finals in the other classes. Needless to say it was a very confusing time.
Thursday and Friday went super well :)
This became very obvious to me while taking on my first two classes and trying to get my mind back into the high school setting. The good news, I believe I made leaps and bounds in the three days that I got to teach. I went from, where do I do attendance, to whoo baby I had that done a long time ago!
My classes are doing well over all, some of the students may hate my guts right now with how I came on to them in one of my classes, but they brought it on themselves. I will have to keep on them and pushing them so they don't stop short of their potential.
Areas of improvement
Worry less about the things that don't matter or are out of my control.
"Take care of the little things and let the big things take care of themselves".
Get to know my students more, take time to talk with them.
When you first think of week one (in class), you might think easy syllabus week. Well in the "teacher world" you think craziness. Paper coming out of the copier like confetti on New Years Eve in Times Square. Kids panicking on where they need to be in 30 seconds when the bell rings. Wondering in the land of "whats your name again?". My very first class being a grand total of 9 minutes....yeah, that's right, 9 whole minutes.
My first week started out with a teacher in service day which was very beneficial for getting the classroom set up and things together.
Tuesday, we had a snow day (best first day ever).
Wednesday we had a two hour delay and state testing was finishing up along with the finals for period one of last semester. When period 2 rolled around 90 minutes later, it was the start of the third marking period.
This was also the day I had a 9 minute 3rd period so students could finish their finals in the other classes. Needless to say it was a very confusing time.
Thursday and Friday went super well :)
This became very obvious to me while taking on my first two classes and trying to get my mind back into the high school setting. The good news, I believe I made leaps and bounds in the three days that I got to teach. I went from, where do I do attendance, to whoo baby I had that done a long time ago!
My classes are doing well over all, some of the students may hate my guts right now with how I came on to them in one of my classes, but they brought it on themselves. I will have to keep on them and pushing them so they don't stop short of their potential.
Areas of improvement
Worry less about the things that don't matter or are out of my control.
"Take care of the little things and let the big things take care of themselves".
Get to know my students more, take time to talk with them.
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