WEEK 9

WHAT
This past week was kind of a frustrating week. I just am at a loss of what to do with students who you explain things to over and over- multiple ways- and they still don't get what you are trying to teach them. It makes you feel as if you have failed even though you have tried your hardest. It's not fair! Especially with those students who have come into the grade your teaching, already being a grade or two behind.
Last week I had the hardest day that I have ever experienced during my student teaching. It was on Thursday. The class came in and just seemed to be a mess from the minute the first bell rang. I felt that throughout the whole day I was constantly telling everybody to stay on task, or to return to their seats, or to be kind to their classmates.

SO WHAT
I haven't come up with a solution yet as to how to solve this problem. I did talk to another teacher and she told me that when her class comes into the classroom and the morning and she can tell that they are all very talkative and hyper that she addresses them by saying, "I'm so glad to see that you are all here today and that you are so happy, but we are not going to be acting like this the rest of the day." This is one solution that I liked-addressing what you know is going to be a problem right away.
There have been other teachers that I have talked to that have told me that you are just going to have that kind of a day sometimes. Sometimes there are bad days that trump all others. Just like with any other job- sometimes things constantly go wrong. You just have to push through it with a smile on your face, and conquer the next day.

NOW WHAT
I can't believe that I am almost done with my student teaching. Only 2 more weeks left! It's so strange to think that I am done in 2 weeks- but that the students still have a few months. I feel a little bit weird just leaving them and not seeing them again. I assume that's how teachers feel at the end of the year- you grow so close to the students that you have during the year.
I really really really really really need to buckle down and finish putting together my senior portfolio and my unit for this semester. I am starting to stress out and I am not a person that stresses very easily. I have put most of my senior portfolio together but there is one paper that I am missing, and I am hoping that I find it and don't have to rewrite it. That would be a bummer- and take a lot of time that I don't have at the moment. Wish me luck!