I ROLLED A NATURAL TWENTY ON MY EDUCATE YOUNGSTER CHECK!!
I taught my first lesson first thing this morning. It went quite well, my mentor teacher was impressed. What is somewhat amusing is that all these supposed management techniques I was supposedly using were instinctual and just my normal way of acting. All the stuff that impressed him I didn't even know I'd done it at all until he pointed it out. I'm still not quite sure how that makes me feel. I suppose I was rather proud of myself. But after the lesson all I could think about was all the stuff I could have done better. Then he has nothing to really complain about and talks for a twenty minutes about all the awesome stuff I did. I only taught a forty minute period! O_o
I'm teaching three of the four morning blocks. Double block of math first thing in the morning and then social studies after recess. Both of those lessons are about as straightforward as the language arts lesson I taught today, so I'm not really worried. What's got me worried about tomorrow is the gong show that the afternoon field trip is going to be. I'm hoping that we'll be the only school there. It's bad enough that we have no idea what to expect so there is next to nothing for a game plan. I don't want the extra anxiety which comes from trying not to lose my kids in a sea of strange munchkins. Here's hoping tomorrow goes as well as today.
On a completely unrelated note, I have noticed a negative correlation between the cleanliness of my kitchen and the amount of time on my hands. That is life, I suppose. :P
I'm teaching three of the four morning blocks. Double block of math first thing in the morning and then social studies after recess. Both of those lessons are about as straightforward as the language arts lesson I taught today, so I'm not really worried. What's got me worried about tomorrow is the gong show that the afternoon field trip is going to be. I'm hoping that we'll be the only school there. It's bad enough that we have no idea what to expect so there is next to nothing for a game plan. I don't want the extra anxiety which comes from trying not to lose my kids in a sea of strange munchkins. Here's hoping tomorrow goes as well as today.
On a completely unrelated note, I have noticed a negative correlation between the cleanliness of my kitchen and the amount of time on my hands. That is life, I suppose. :P