I forgot to mention this in my previous post.
Upon completing our Remembrance Day celebration in the gym, we walked back to classrooom. As we entered the classroom, a grade four student tapped me on the back. I turned around, to which she responded with: "I have a question. Why do we call it a War For Peace when everyone is just killing one another?"
She gets it, how come nobody else does?
Sunday, November 11, 2007
Saturday, November 10, 2007
First Week Over
So I survived my first week of placement!!
After my first two days of teaching block I called my mom and told her that I'm not sure if the teaching profession is right for me. After each day of teaching I came home and napped for a minimum of 2 hours before going to bed. I couldn't control my class's behaviour. I was hungry, tired, frustrated, and wanted time for me again. Not the greatest start.
Come Friday, I decided that YES, the teaching profession is exactly where I should be. From the help of my associates I learned how to control my classroom all by myself. What an amazing feeling. I hope I can keep this up (especially with our evaluations quickly approaching and all). I am enjoying every minute I spend with my students. They are so random, I feel like I should write a book about them. They definitely keep me entertained. However if I hear one more comment about when I'm going to get married, I may ask if I can start giving detentions.
Sometimes I feel like I'm learning more from my students than they are learning from me. Students at the junior level crave structure, they like being told what to do. Whenever I disciplined my class I felt like I was being mean, but that's not the case at all. My students still respect me and listen. That's a very comforting feeling.
I think above all, students want to be heard and be noticed and be loved and cared for. I ask students to help me with many things,and I make a big deal about it because to them, it is. One student taught me to knit again during last recess because I forgot the rules. Another student wrote words on contruction paper fruit for me for an assembly in his NEATEST AND LARGREST hand writing. It's amazing how willing these students are to help.
I'm really enjoying the time I'm spending with my 4/5's. I hope that the rest of my teaching block is as enjoyable as Thursday and Friday was. Fingers crossed.
After my first two days of teaching block I called my mom and told her that I'm not sure if the teaching profession is right for me. After each day of teaching I came home and napped for a minimum of 2 hours before going to bed. I couldn't control my class's behaviour. I was hungry, tired, frustrated, and wanted time for me again. Not the greatest start.
Come Friday, I decided that YES, the teaching profession is exactly where I should be. From the help of my associates I learned how to control my classroom all by myself. What an amazing feeling. I hope I can keep this up (especially with our evaluations quickly approaching and all). I am enjoying every minute I spend with my students. They are so random, I feel like I should write a book about them. They definitely keep me entertained. However if I hear one more comment about when I'm going to get married, I may ask if I can start giving detentions.
Sometimes I feel like I'm learning more from my students than they are learning from me. Students at the junior level crave structure, they like being told what to do. Whenever I disciplined my class I felt like I was being mean, but that's not the case at all. My students still respect me and listen. That's a very comforting feeling.
I think above all, students want to be heard and be noticed and be loved and cared for. I ask students to help me with many things,and I make a big deal about it because to them, it is. One student taught me to knit again during last recess because I forgot the rules. Another student wrote words on contruction paper fruit for me for an assembly in his NEATEST AND LARGREST hand writing. It's amazing how willing these students are to help.
I'm really enjoying the time I'm spending with my 4/5's. I hope that the rest of my teaching block is as enjoyable as Thursday and Friday was. Fingers crossed.
Sunday, November 4, 2007
Got the Unit Planning Blues
I don't know about any of you, but prior to our block that begins on Tuesday, I have spent three days straight sitting in front of my computer attempting to create a unit for 4/5 mathematics as well as 4 Social Studies. Here is what I have come to realize during this time:
1) I will never feel the wind on my skin ever again
2) My eye sight is only going to last a few more months if this keeps up
3) Pre-Service teachers should also reap the benefits given to certified teachers - ie. massages. We are doing the same work after all.
4) Wanting to make models of every assignment you give your students will cause you to have no life, no boyfriends, and no contact with the outside world.
5) I skip meals by accident. This is against everything I believe in.
Moral of this weekend is this: No matter how much work you have to get done, take a BREAK! Watch a movie, go grocery shopping, call a friend. ANYTHING. And this is why it's so important for us to have socials during our block. It's all I'm saying...
1) I will never feel the wind on my skin ever again
2) My eye sight is only going to last a few more months if this keeps up
3) Pre-Service teachers should also reap the benefits given to certified teachers - ie. massages. We are doing the same work after all.
4) Wanting to make models of every assignment you give your students will cause you to have no life, no boyfriends, and no contact with the outside world.
5) I skip meals by accident. This is against everything I believe in.
Moral of this weekend is this: No matter how much work you have to get done, take a BREAK! Watch a movie, go grocery shopping, call a friend. ANYTHING. And this is why it's so important for us to have socials during our block. It's all I'm saying...
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