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dreamingpixelsAUGH DREAMWIDTH ATE MY ENTRY.
Ugh. I hate it when that happens. It drives me insane.
Anyway. I've been learning a lot while doing my student teaching - about myself, about the kids I work with, and about life in general. I've noticed a lot about myself just working with these kids - mostly, I see some of my immature habits reflected in the kids, and it makes me want to work on them in order to grow up and be a more effective teacher. I tell too many stories, I talk too much when it's not appropriate, and I need to pay attention more. Life is a learning process, though, and so is teaching, and it's a good thing that I've got this opportunity to grow.
Outside of teaching, not much has been happening. I hung out with Amanda on Sunday, we watched some Big Bang Theory (because we ran out of Doctor Who), and played Topple. I won on a technicality, haha. (I never win when I play games against Amanda!) Before that, Bryan and I spent the weekend in Lake Luzerne with his parents. The weekend felt much too short, and I spent most of it reading We Were The Mulvaneys by Joyce Carol Oates. I read it ages ago, I think, but I couldn't remember what went on, so I re-read it. I forgot how depressing it was, honestly, but it was a good read nonetheless. Now I'm reading Ruled Britannia by Harry Turtledove, which is pretty good so far.
Ugh. I hate it when that happens. It drives me insane.
Anyway. I've been learning a lot while doing my student teaching - about myself, about the kids I work with, and about life in general. I've noticed a lot about myself just working with these kids - mostly, I see some of my immature habits reflected in the kids, and it makes me want to work on them in order to grow up and be a more effective teacher. I tell too many stories, I talk too much when it's not appropriate, and I need to pay attention more. Life is a learning process, though, and so is teaching, and it's a good thing that I've got this opportunity to grow.
Outside of teaching, not much has been happening. I hung out with Amanda on Sunday, we watched some Big Bang Theory (because we ran out of Doctor Who), and played Topple. I won on a technicality, haha. (I never win when I play games against Amanda!) Before that, Bryan and I spent the weekend in Lake Luzerne with his parents. The weekend felt much too short, and I spent most of it reading We Were The Mulvaneys by Joyce Carol Oates. I read it ages ago, I think, but I couldn't remember what went on, so I re-read it. I forgot how depressing it was, honestly, but it was a good read nonetheless. Now I'm reading Ruled Britannia by Harry Turtledove, which is pretty good so far.
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Date: 2009-09-18 12:53 am (UTC)I have a friend who is a special ed teacher and she loves it. I think it probably took her a while to adjust to it too but I can tell she really enjoys teaching. She learned to reward her kids with candy and all kinds of other neat stuff, and she invented games for them to play that helps them learn, she takes them out on field trips that she pays for herself (she's got a small class) and she pays individual attention to every one of her students. She's only been doing it for three years but she told me that she loves it and she wouldn't give it up for the world.
My point is you're going to get better as time goes on. And you'll finally find your groove. Then you'll look back and be thankful that you did take steps to work towards being a better teacher. <3