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Hi, i am in my fifth week of student teaching working with
LD students in a push-in model (full inclusion). My
experience thus far has been like a roller coaster ride. I
feel as though i am always on the go. I am jump from one
class to the next and back to the orginal classroom. My
cooperating teacher and i are not always on the same page.
At times i feel as though she tells me one thing, but hten
does another. Recently, i have been asked to teach 15
minutes lessons at the end of the day. I go home and plan
lessons submit them to my cooperating teacher. When i go
to teach i become very nervous and feels as though as soon
as i am up there i forget everything i planned for. I find
myself then shooting from the hip. I have been told that i
need to be more firm with the students, and assertive. I
am not disagreeing with that, but i am having a difficult
time finding a balance. It's making me doubt my career
choice. Are these completely normal feelings?  

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