I taught my last class of this period on September 27th.
This time I had to begin a new unit and to introduce a
new structure. I was to teach “used to vs. would” for past habits. As usual I
develop a warm up activity, and I think I chose a wrong one because at that
time students like to move because the class is at 7: 00 a.m. anyways, I
brought this activity called “fact or fiction” in which students came to the
front and told a story about their own or somebody else’s, and the rest had to
guess if what they listed to was real or not. I asked for volunteers but nobody
wanted so I used the attendance list in that way they had to pass. At the end,
they participated but the warm up was not catching for them.
To move on, I wrote the word of the day on the board and listened to some of the examples students wrote. As a presentation, they had to read an article about “Rituals” I used a pdp model, but I had some problems regarding with the time; the reading was kind of long and that took too much time for students so I asked them to stop reading though some of them hadn´t finished reading it. And because of that I was not able to develop the activity I had prepared as a post.
For the grammar part I just had like 8 minutes left, so I gave a quick explanation and some examples and my class was over the teacher told me I had to be careful with the time because I needed to go deeper in the explanation but the presentation took too much time. Besides, the teacher told me I looked very nervous that day, I also had some spelling problems I couldn’t write some words, so students told me, teacher that word is not written like that and I couldn’t realize where the mistake was until a student came and helped me write it. I do not what happened to me this time. Anyways I am done with the 2nd period.
To move on, I wrote the word of the day on the board and listened to some of the examples students wrote. As a presentation, they had to read an article about “Rituals” I used a pdp model, but I had some problems regarding with the time; the reading was kind of long and that took too much time for students so I asked them to stop reading though some of them hadn´t finished reading it. And because of that I was not able to develop the activity I had prepared as a post.
For the grammar part I just had like 8 minutes left, so I gave a quick explanation and some examples and my class was over the teacher told me I had to be careful with the time because I needed to go deeper in the explanation but the presentation took too much time. Besides, the teacher told me I looked very nervous that day, I also had some spelling problems I couldn’t write some words, so students told me, teacher that word is not written like that and I couldn’t realize where the mistake was until a student came and helped me write it. I do not what happened to me this time. Anyways I am done with the 2nd period.
The last period is coming guys… let´s go for it!!
Hello my dear Crujita,
ReplyDeleteWell, I totally understand the way you felt that day because something similar happened to me in my second class of this period and as you said I also didn't know what happened to me that day because that had never happened to me before. But I reflected on it and I realized that it was because of mental fatigue and the stress of having many things in mind, things in which I was working on and things that I still had to do by that moment. So, I guess that stress must have also affected your body and mind.
But remember Mary that it is also nice to have this kind of experiences because we learn a lot from them; I especially learned something that may be simple but worth it and that is the importance of resting well before working hard because this will help you to perform better.
And finally, Congratulations girl because you are done with the practice of this second period!!!
What is up Mary!! Well, I see that not everything went the way you expected. You should have taken into consideration what you noticed after teaching. It was the third class and, to some extent, you knew the group. I can tell you that no everything was wrong; Remember that if bad things happen, we can acquire meaningful learning also; not everything has to be good and mistakes are part of the process so that you realize what you can improve. What happened to you with the spelling can happen to any of us; nevertheless, you should pay close attention for the next time. I think that what matters the most is the experience you had. Keep improving and keep in mind that the top gets higher the more that you climb. Blessings Mary!!
ReplyDeleteThat wasn´t your day my dear Cruzy.I think we all have gone through situations like this .But the good thing is that you tried to do your best and that´s what counts. Sometimes we think everything´s gonna be alright but something fails and we don´t feel comfortable.It´s like when we are dancing out of rhythm.But remember that we also learn from bad situations ,the thing is that we spend some days with that situation in our minds.But imagine how experienced you will be at the end of this process.
ReplyDeleteWe all have good and bad days. Don't worry! It's part of our learning. Just try to take the good part of this experience. Not everything is as we expect, but do not feel down. You are a great teacher, and you will do well next time. I had a bad time too, but I take it as a joke. At the end, this will prepare you for the future! Hugs my dear Mary! You will do even better next time.
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