Greetings all :)
On Friday I did my second read-aloud and my first lesson plan for a read-aloud and my cooperating teacher said I did a great job with the lesson plan, in fact with the way I did the read-aloud she said I could use the lesson plan to teach fluency and story elements(I taught story elements) therefore getting more than one day's worth out of the book/the lesson plan. I feel like I really impressed my CT which is big relief because up to this point I haven't been able to tell if she likes my teaching style or not.
We went to the computer lab earlier in the week and it was nice to see how the lab was set up and what programs the students use. The teacher linked the two sites they were using that day to her class webpage which I thought was a smart move because it allows for everyone to get to the right place in the same manner; without fear of landing on the wrong site or mistyping the URL in the address bar. I was disgruntled because it was not easy for me to maneuver around the computer lab in my wheelchair; making me question the likelyhood of landing a job in education. How can I be a teacher when I (literally) can't access my students. It was a horrible feeling, I felt useless.
To end on a good note, I feel like I am really making great connections with these students. It's tough because some of them are touchy-feely and I feel responsible to keep things in the realm of appropriateness... yes, the class comedian likes when things are appropriate. Has anyone else noticed this? The way I handle it right now is I tolerate it for a little bit and then remind them that we have bubbles.
Catch you next week,
Jeff
I completely understand what you mean about students being touchy-feely and wanting to hug you. On the first few days the students kept trying to hug me and I did the one arm pat on the back when they hugged me not really knowing what to do. After I asked my CT what I should do in that situation since it becomes distracting to the students he decided to tell the students we could do hugs on the last day and that seemed to make them feel better about it. But it is hard because every day there is one student who continuously wants to hug me goodbye and I think this is like what Cassie said about some students who you know just NEED a hug, so with this situation I just do the one arm pat on the back and the student seems happy with that. I also need to remind certain students that we each have our own space and it can get really hard when they don't wan to listen and try to sit on your lap when you read to them. Especially since my classroom is Kindergartners and so I just keep reminding the students that I need my own space and so do they. I'm glad you're not sick anymore!
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