I hear you, Cristy. :) Last year, I had days where I loved first
period, wanted to cry during second, and was happy again during
third...

And then the next day, I wanted to walk out of the room and quit
first period and wished second period could stay with me the whole
day...

Sometimes, it's just one class that can really ruin your day.
Lately, it has been my ninth period of the day that's been driving
me up a wall, but I have so much fun with my other classes that I
just grin and bare it.

On 10/02/09, Cristy wrote:
> It's not just day to day. Sometimes it's hour to hour! Today
> I was loving my first period class - they are generally a
> positive hard-working group. Then I got all teary eyed during
> the homecoming assembly because the performers all did such a
> great job and had so much fun in the process. Second period,
> all is well. Then third period rolls around, the students
> decide they don't want to work, and I leave with a migraine,
> feeling like that class is a lost cause. I spend my 4th period
> prep staring at the computer screen, hating my job: is it
> time to go home yet? Then 5th period, which is usually a huge
> struggle, goes off without a hitch. The students work so hard
> I give them 10 minutes of chill time before the bell rings.
>
> I went home this afternoon feeling drained and a little
> depressed, even though the day was superb, with the exception
> of 3rd period. Sigh. It will always be a roller coaster -
> it's the nature of working with kids! : )
>
> On 10/01/09, Phill wrote:
>> Currently, I am a special education student teacher in a 6th
>> grade resource room. There are some days when I feel like
>> I'm doing a good job with classroom management and
>> everything else that's going on (i.e., keeping up with the
>> academic work that I need to help my students with), and
>> there are other days where I don't feel nearly as confident.
>>
>> For a student teacher, is it normal to feel like your
>> student teaching experience is a roller coaster ride?

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