So the second week is done....and you know what they say "You can't go home again"
Although I am all the wonderful thinggs we do in my new class (job boards, VIP programs, and bi-weekly community circles) and how it helps to crreate a welcoming community for eveyone I find I am misssing my Glenview liffe quite a bit. I wonder if it is the kids, the school, the fact that I'm doing a core class for the "gifties"- as they call themselves- but I am feeling quite a bit more isolated at GAB. At Glenview I got along with my AT sooo well.....this time?....great person, great teacher, just not as compatible....should this effect me? Or is it that this time round I'm teaching Math....a subject I am clearly unfamiliar with that has effected my positivism? Coulld it be that I can see the end of the program coming and am getting apathetic? oh so many questions......hopefully the March break will give me the break I need to catch my breath and get revved up for the back half at GAB
Still having a great time....looking forward to getting back at it
PS- see all you CLMT ers on Tuesday!!!
Time flies.
ReplyDeleteWhen you're with a homeroom class, you're under their microscope and they're under yours.
With a rotary assignment, you have a very formal rapport and they're in and out in less than an hour and you don't see them again that day.
It's harder to plan a rotary to be successful but it's also just less involved, psychologically.
Math text books make it easier to teach math. For everyone. I use text books all the time, now. If you need more review on a topic, then you can put your effort to designing questions you know the kids really need to work on, if there weren't enough in the text.
And it helps us see and get curious about math again. Teaching my class to tell time, I find it very amusing that they perform so well and focus while I'm constantly checking my watch and the question to be ABSOLUTELY CORRECT before I answer. I end up feeling like they can tell time better than me.
Time flies, man. time flies. It sucks.
And if you don't go home again, you'll forget what it is you set out wanting.
ReplyDeleteHi Simon,
ReplyDeleteAs a fellow TC who observed you and your class in the CLMT session on Tuesday, I must say that you did a great job. The question was creative and engaged the students immediately, I think that you had effective class management and you certainly didn't seem uncomfortable teaching math. Thumbs up.
It is very interesting to compare the two practica we've had though, isn't it? Differences in rotary vs. homeroom experiences, different grade levels, subject areas, school cultures, associate teacher's style and personality, and so many other factors. My experience is different in many ways too. I'm glad for the contrasts though, it's good to reflect on why things go the way they do, and also to realize that we've developed a lot as teachers since November.
Best wishes in your last week!
Marlys