Friday, March 24, 2006
I love teaching.
On Wednesday I had to teach my first official lesson. You know, real lesson plan writeup, with my advisor watching me and taking notes, the whole works. I was very nervous, even though I kept reminding myself "Angela, you're a good teacher!" It just wasn't working.
Until I talked with Sarah Jo.
Sarah Jo read me half of an Amelia Bedelia book last week, and she was bound and determined to finish it this week. However, it was lost.The book could not be found. She was very distressed, but we worked it out by finding yet another Amelia Bedelia book.
So we started reading it, and she looked at me and it went a little something like this:
Sarah Jo: Are you teaching today?
Me: Yes.
Sarah Jo: Are you nervous?
Me: I think I'll be OK. It should be a fun lesson. I think you guys'll like it.
Sarah Jo: Well, I'll sit in the front of the room. And if you get nervous, you can look at me. And I'll smile, and you'll know you're OK.
Me: Thank you, Sarah Jo. (at this point, my heart is leaping!)
Sarah Jo: ::smiles, and scoots closer to me, and continues reading::
Absolutely adorable. I love it! I could have melted right then and there. Earlier that day, one of the girls I work with one-on-one came up to me and out of nowhere gave me a big hug and smiled, and walked away.
And when I told a group of four kids that I would be teaching that day, they jumped around shouting "hooray! yay!"
I just can't get enough of them. :)
On Wednesday I had to teach my first official lesson. You know, real lesson plan writeup, with my advisor watching me and taking notes, the whole works. I was very nervous, even though I kept reminding myself "Angela, you're a good teacher!" It just wasn't working.
Until I talked with Sarah Jo.
Sarah Jo read me half of an Amelia Bedelia book last week, and she was bound and determined to finish it this week. However, it was lost.The book could not be found. She was very distressed, but we worked it out by finding yet another Amelia Bedelia book.
So we started reading it, and she looked at me and it went a little something like this:
Sarah Jo: Are you teaching today?
Me: Yes.
Sarah Jo: Are you nervous?
Me: I think I'll be OK. It should be a fun lesson. I think you guys'll like it.
Sarah Jo: Well, I'll sit in the front of the room. And if you get nervous, you can look at me. And I'll smile, and you'll know you're OK.
Me: Thank you, Sarah Jo. (at this point, my heart is leaping!)
Sarah Jo: ::smiles, and scoots closer to me, and continues reading::
Absolutely adorable. I love it! I could have melted right then and there. Earlier that day, one of the girls I work with one-on-one came up to me and out of nowhere gave me a big hug and smiled, and walked away.
And when I told a group of four kids that I would be teaching that day, they jumped around shouting "hooray! yay!"
I just can't get enough of them. :)
