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// November 22nd, 2009 // 24 Comments » // Features
It seems that lessons are where you find them. I have been involved in a lot of planning and meetings and all the other stuff that as an Instructional Coach steers me away from the classroom. But once again as I have found before students are the salvation. I got a chance to work in multiple classrooms last week and the students energy infected me faster than H1N1. Teaching for me is so much a learning process and that is the draw. All of us get frustrated from time to time but the advantage we have with teaching is that we can adjust. We can say from here I will change this or strive for that. The reasons we come to teach are varied but I find for most of the people I see the commitment is deep and meaningful. So if you get worn, stop adjust and say. From here I will…….
– today was tough. I was so happy I had an active hands on activity planned for the first few days back from break. I thought it would give students a chance to ease back into the classroom without the need to be constantly talking over me trying to lecture or interrupting each other during individual work. The problem, though, was that they are still enjoying talking over each other and insulting one another than they are enjoying working on these posters. We are going to struggle to get it done on time, and it is the first time all semester I have fallen behind where I wanted to be. It’s frustrating, and I’ve had to make compromises with students to get us back on track. I know it isn’t the end of the world, and the majority of the students are doing quality work, it’s just hard to be ok with the level of…ahem…enthusiasm?…of the students. I know things will settle down, and I’m hoping a new and vastly improved seating chart might cool the jets of some high fliers. Why is it we always feel we need vacations after vacations?
