Even though this is a totally superficial environment with student teaching I am really starting to enjoy the experience. The students are extremely challenging but honestly that only makes teaching more rewarding. My cooperating teacher is extremely helpful and encouraging which is a blessing from God during this crazy final semester. I have been teaching math all week and it has been difficult to try and keep everyone on task at all times and making sure each student is learning. I know for sure a couple of students who definitely are not understanding certain concepts and I keep telling them if you do not understand you need to be responsible and come ask for help during academic lab (at the end of the day). I'm learning you can't force the students to do everything and you can't baby them. Especially as 4th graders they have to be responsible and if they don't they will face the consequences. Tomorrow my supervisor is coming to observe me which of course is nerve wracking because you never know how the students will act, and I have to be prepared for that. Then, friday is our test which I think will be very interesting to grade since I have taught most of this Unit and I want all the students to get good grades. (Hopefully I won't be disappointed)
I have picked up a reading group and I am really enjoying that. We are trying to get the students to read more non-fiction books and learn how to discuss and create opinions based on the facts we read. It is a lot of fun to work in small groups I just need to learn how to facilitate better so the students are doing most of the talking.
I am also reading Mr. Tucket with the class and monitoring wikispace discussions about the book. It is a lot of fun to see what they are predicting will happen in the book and their thoughts about what has happened so far. It is a good book about westward expansion which fits in great with our social studies unit we are on currently.
All this student teaching is making me so anxious to have my own classroom! I really really really hope and pray that I can find a job for next year!
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