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Re: Doing It Again
Posted by Quarterlife Gal on 4/26/08
On 4/14/08, witheld wrote:
> On 4/14/08, BC wrote:
>> That sounds very serious. What did they say you did wrong?
>> Uncertifiable? That's pretty harsh.
>>
>> My Univ. Supervisor has been pretty supportive, even on my
>> off days.
>
> Basically, my critiques were that I didn't plan far ahead in
> advance, my pacing for lessons was off, I didn't work at
> fostering relationships with parents (although I called homes
> and spoke to some), I didn't know the content well enough to
> teach (because I said once that one of my favorite YAL books
> was Holes, and because I had to prep a lot for grammar)I
> didn't seem passionate about teaching, needed to work on my
> communication (with CT's), and there was one class that I had
> trouble managing. Because of my introverted personality, I was
> also told that I seemed "angry," and that I should have fun.
> When I lightened up, I was told that I wasn't strict enough.
> In short, there were other things going on at the school that
> caused them to not ask me back, which I later found out.
> Anyway, all of the above are normal issues that every teacher
> faces and I don't feel that they were appropriate grounds to
> tell me that I can't teach. I think these were some of the problems I had too. I can be
introverted, but at times I am noted to be exceptionally outward
too. When I'm comfortable I am very relaxed and very goofy. I
crack jokes. I like to naturally be around people or else I am a
basket case. I think because people were always watching me
during student teaching I froze up a lot. Planning ahead is
sometimes hard to do. You are at school from 7ish to 3:30ish,
have grading, and yada yada. It makes you feel tired, irritated,
and you may come off as angry. It is a change for you. I think
CT's understand, but they often forget what is was like. My best
tip for you is to try to stay positive. Creating professional
relationships is a key factor. You won't know the content well
enough until you have taught it for a while. It is all so fresh.
Don't beat yourself up about it. Keep trying the best you can
and good luck!
Posts on this thread, including this one
- Doing It Again, 4/13/08, by witheld.
- Re: Doing It Again, 4/14/08, by BC.
- Re: Doing It Again, 4/14/08, by witheld.
- Re: Doing It Again, 4/14/08, by BC.
- Re: Doing It Again, 4/14/08, by witheld.
- Re: Doing It Again, 4/14/08, by sj.
- Re: Doing It Again, 4/15/08, by Melissa.
- Re: Doing It Again, 4/18/08, by Emily Williams.
- Re: Doing It Again, 4/24/08, by A. Campbell.
- Re: Doing It Again, 4/26/08, by Quarterlife Gal.
- Re: Doing It Again, 4/26/08, by Quarterlife Gal.
- Re: Doing It Again, 4/29/08, by witheld.
- Re: Doing It Again, 5/02/08, by 2nd time around too.
- Re: Doing It Again, 5/05/08, by witheld.
- Re: Doing It Again, 5/05/08, by Movin On... (previously stomach lady).
- Re: Feel like I can't talk about it, 5/05/08, by Re-doing it too.
- Re: Doing It Again, 5/06/08, by witheld.
- Re: Doing It Again, 5/06/08, by Movin On... (previously stomach lady).
- Re: Doing It Again, 5/07/08, by Re-doing it too.
- Re: Feel like I can't talk about it, 5/07/08, by Quarterlife Gal.
- Re: Quarterlife Gal & Movin On, 5/07/08, by Re-doing it too.
- Re: Doing It Again, 5/07/08, by witheld.
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