Ok.. I'm a day behind on my something new... This was a crazy busy week, and I had every intention of posting this early...
Week 3 (January 15-21):
I'm very proud of myself... This week my first STUDENT TEACHER joined my classroom. HE (yes, a guy! I wasn't prepared for that!) came by the school Tuesday afternoon because we had a work day. We had emailed a few times, but I'm glad we got to meet without the students there. He came in bright and early Wednesday morning, and the kids were very excited! The majority of my class is boys, so I'm pretty sure they are ready for some football and manly talk. :)
Since this is his first week, he just watches the students (and me) to see how we interact and figure out our schedule. It doesn't seem too long ago that I was a student teacher myself. Now, they are letting me train someone else! This upcoming week I'm going to let him ease into some of the non-teaching duties that fill my day: lunch count, lining up, walking in the hallway... He hasn't really seen me teach a math or science lesson since we had tests and reviews this week. Hopefully by Thursday or Friday, he'll be ready to teach math.
Giving up control of MY students is going to be the most challenging part of this mentoring over the next few months. It will not be easy to let him be in charge with me not able to step in and take over. By the middle of February, he will be teaching everything.
I'm looking forward to what he will learn, what I will learn, and watching my students learn the remainder of this school year.
Aw!! I remember my days as a student teacher with yall... It was such a great experience. I know he will learn a lot from you!
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