Man am I tired. Today was an “A” day. A significant reflection that happened today actually happened during 3rd block. I realized that I do not dread that block anymore. I was so excited to realize this. I just see it as the block that I will make the most mistakes in because it is the block that I teach a particular lesson in first. I usually do not make many mistakes, but as each block passes, my lesson gets smoother. I expect that as years start passing that even the first time I teach a lesson will get smoother.
Something else significant that happened today was that I had a substitute teacher with me 4th block. Stella went home to run some errands, and a retired health teacher was the substitute that stayed with me. He just recently (last year) retired, so all the students still know him. He’s a very nice guy, but he distracted my students terribly. Thankfully, there were times that he left to give me some space, and that is when I got a lot of my lesson done.
I gave a quiz today, and it seemed like most of my students had a decent grasp of the material. There were a couple of students who didn’t do so well, but I do try to make sure that I get around to most of my students when we have group work in order to see if they understand what we’re doing. I guess that I always hope as a teacher that if a student likes me then s/he will work hard so they don’t disappoint me. I don’t think it’s true. There’s a couple of students who seem to like me, but still don’t do their work. I wonder if I can do anything to help them. If I were staying longer, I could see what interests them personally, and try to somehow work that into the lesson. I guess I can always find out what interests them and tell Stella so that she has that information.
