I started this blog to record the tidbits of my teaching career. Originally, I wanted to start this last blog last summer when I started my student teaching but I got lazy and never got around to it. My first semester student teaching also ended kind of flat, with my students. I believe part of the reason was that my master teacher never really acknowledged my presence in the room; she was always doing her own thing and I was just there to help. Second, I didn't actively teacher because teaching in a classroom was still very new to me. Here's some photos from my first semester of teaching.
Frog Puppets that lets students use their drawing and pasting creativity
English Alphabet Word Chart
Farewell Book students made me (probably forced/required by teacher but nonetheless cute)
Christmas/Farewell Gift for each student in my class (cute Japanese erasers)
As for my second semester... I am in the middle of it. I am currently on spring break, but it doesn't feel relaxing at all. I might be procrastinating, but in the back of my head I am thinking about projects and assignments I have to complete. Today, I finally did my federal taxes. That took a LONG time, calling the IRS and Turbotax. But luckily that is done with and I got a minor amount of refund back (coffee $$$).
Last week I went in to watch my kids perform-my master teacher kind of use peer pressure to guilt me into going. But I was glad I went anyways because I really do care about these kids and I want to see them perform. However, it totally messed up my Wednesday schedule and I had to scrounge back home and sleep and practically did nothing. HOWEVER, something did happen the next day during my student teaching. After school was over, the kids were saying goodbyes to their teacher, each other and they automatically (without any prompts or hints from their teacher) TO ME!!! ME!!! The student teacher! Usually I feel invisible in the class but they did it without anyone hinting or prompting them, that says alot! I hope by the end of the school year, they will learn to be more comfortable with me and talk with me. One baby step at a time. :)
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