Member how I love my major? Well, I still do. But, I am very tired. I think I have been used to easy semesters for awhile and right now, I am busy. I am gone from 8-4ish everyday with my school and then a couple times a week, I have to work 5-10. This might not seem that busy, but it is for me. Plus, I am trying to keep track of everything I am assigned from my classes and everything my teacher would like me to do. Almost every day after school, I have a killer headache and I desperately need a nap. I hate taking naps because I can't do the whole "power" nap 15 minute thing. Nope, if I nap, I'm out for awhile, which makes me groggy and then I can't fall asleep later. Blah, blah, blah. I feel like I'm rambling, but oh well.
It's still so much fun being in the classroom. The kids freaking crack me up. Tattle-telling is a big deal in first grade and the stuff they tell on is hilarious. "Um, teacher... He dropped his pencil and he didn't pick it up!" "Teacher..... he looked at me during silent reading!!" I have a hard time not laughing at everything they say.
It surprises me some things that I think should come natural, but don't. The biggest thing I have a hard time with is "transitions". This is when you are moving the class from one activity to another or from the rug to their desks, etc. You'd be surprised just how much this can ruin your lesson. Because if you don't set up expectations or have supplies ready to hand out, they will find something to do and it's not what you want them to do. I'm sure this is way more information than you wanted to know, but this is what's going on in my life right now.
I'm getting observed tomorrow for the first time and I'm teaching a lesson on synonyms. We'll see how it goes, I've gone through it a couple of times, including possible student responses and my husband just laughs at me.
3 comments:
Wow, this is awesome. I loved this post because for some reason I understood. When I train adults, they often are the exact same way. They don't tattle about pencils, but they do tattle about behaviors they don't agree with. They also tattle about temperature in the classroom and frustration about not being able to get the loud guy in class fired. They also need complete structure and direction before we transition, and I have to be totally ready with the activity when we start, or they spin around in their chairs and stop paying attention. I feel for you! I'm proud of you for balancing so many things. You are a superstar!!
That's so true about what kids "tell on" each other for. So funny what bothers them. I would love to see you work with them in your classroom Whitney! I bet you are such a great teacher!
Whitney wouuu...Thanks for the note at work..I miss your smiling face, fun attitude and great smile. You need to cut back somewhere...before you go down hard!! Don't want Whitnedy to break down:) Keep smiling, I'm sure the kids catch on to that....even if they are throwing pencils and picking their noses.
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