Week # 13

Week # 13

November 5-7, 2014

“Be a BLESSING”

My Accomplishment

        This week, was my first demo teaching at SLU-LHS on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, so I was able to execute 3 lessons. I was able also to check journal notebooks, poems, and quizzes of the 5 sections that we handle.

My Significant Experiences

        My most significant experience during this week was when I had my first demonstrating teaching and my lesson was focus on “Tongue Twister”. At first, I felt nervous but when I was already in front of the class, I didn't expect that they were participating in our class discussion. Moreover, I felt happy because they enjoy the activity about tongue twister that I prepared for them.

My Insights

         Life of a teacher has just begun. It may not be in the actual teaching field as a professional but in the arena of practice teaching. Enjoy everything you do and be a Blessing to everyone.

Problems

I’m handling 3 sections which make me look like a haggard and it actually makes me feel nauseous. My schedule is really frustrating because I literally get NO breaks between my executions of lessons in my 3 sections.  I’m getting burned out with no breaks. There was a time when I started coughing in front of my students because my throat dries up severely and my voice goes hoarse.

Classroom management is also my problem during this week.

Solutions

         I will just consider everything as a “BLESSING” and I always imbibe being optimistic in teaching my lesson. Furthermore, I set a rule so that my students will be informed about the Do and Don’ts during my class.

Goals for Next Week

For next week, I should be able to accomplish and demonstrate two lesson plans since these were already scheduled. I should also be able to use more appropriate strategy and lastly, to extend my patience.

"Have patience with all things, but chiefly have patience with yourself. Do not lose courage in considering your own imperfections but instantly set about remedying them - every day begins the task anew. “Saint Francis de Sales

French saint & bishop of Geneva (1567 - 1622)