Week 12: A Full Load
As I have gone back through my blogs to see my reflections for the past weeks it dawns on me that we only have three weeks left before its over. I feel as through it was just a week ago I was so nervous to even go into the classroom let along think I would make it through 12 weeks of solid teaching and interacting with other faculty and the students. As we get closer I get sad and more sad because of the relationships that I have made with the kids, my host family, community, and most importantly my cooperating teacher. Everyday I think about a certain quote that pertains to my life right now and it goes something like this "I am enough of a realist to understand that I can't reach every child, but I am more of an optimist to get up every morning and try." by Preston Morgan. It is my life motto ever since I started my student teaching experience. I have had the ups and the downs but more importantly it is and continues to be a learning experience that I will never forget. A wise man told me once to "Take your notes!" and I would of never thought with student teaching I have filled almost an entire notebook in chicken scratch. The one thing besides the students that I love so much about this experience is the variety in subjects and teaching styles that I have for different classes. I am very fortunate to be able to teach to their personalities and hopefully have them to continue to learn something new each day I teach.
As I have said before my classes are very different in each way. I call my animal science class my sleepy class because it is the first period of the day and the students are just about waking up. I make my lessons engaging and try new strategies but they are the tougher of my classes when I want to be over exuberant. Some will play along but others will just stare at me like I am a bug or something. It will be my longing goal to make sure that I am utilizing every strategy and trick up my sleeve to get them excited to be there. Period 2 and 7/8th period they are very rowdy and like to try and advert me from my lesson. I have however caught on to their tactics and shut them down. However I try to keep the class light and motivating to continue through, because in all honestly I love how rowdy they are. Oh we do put their rowdiness to work and they have proven to me that they can get work done when they put their minds to it. Period 3 is getting sick of the planting and transplanting of plants. I think the idea of being in the hot greenhouse on these lovely days is burning them out. However I seemed to solve the problem by just simply playing some music. I must say I am very proud on how hard they work and strive to achieve their goal for their plant sale to the community. They are coming up with some great ideas. Then there is my two sections of Ag Mechanics II, what gems they are! They are really getting into making their boot scraper project. I just wish that they would slow down some. They are trying to get finished and be done with the project but then they wonder why their project is wobbly and not working right. Both sections have so much potential and I continue to let them know that they need to take to their time rather than try to finish first.
Overall the week has been another stellar week. My Students are continuing to amaze me and really make me see what good each and every one of them has in their body. How just a little attention can go for a long way. Hopefully next week will be even better! Until then stay tuned!
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