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I really could use some help plz

by Blaine

Nov 30, 2014

Hello Everyone,

I hope this reaches you in good health and well being. I am currently on my last week of student teaching and I am seriously stuck. Sometimes I even feel like I want to cry. I have been working day in and day out, long days and even longer nights to become a successful teacher, however, it seems that all my hard work has been for nothing since my current status in the course is an F. I have reached the point where I'm so scared to even write a lesson plan. Let break down my situation to you.

I got into student teaching late, about four weeks into the semester because I had some clearance issues that need to be cleared. ultimately, I did get into a neighborhood middle school that is among the bottom ten schools in Philadelphia. As you can imagine, the classrooms I was assigned was two out-of- control classrooms. Immediately I did what I had to do to give the classroom structure so that I can evidently demonstrate the University Standards for Skillful te...See MoreHello Everyone,

I hope this reaches you in good health and well being. I am currently on my last week of student teaching and I am seriously stuck. Sometimes I even feel like I want to cry. I have been working day in and day out, long days and even longer nights to become a successful teacher, however, it seems that all my hard work has been for nothing since my current status in the course is an F. I have reached the point where I'm so scared to even write a lesson plan. Let break down my situation to you.

I got into student teaching late, about four weeks into the semester because I had some clearance issues that need to be cleared. ultimately, I did get into a neighborhood middle school that is among the bottom ten schools in Philadelphia. As you can imagine, the classrooms I was assigned was two out-of- control classrooms. Immediately I did what I had to do to give the classroom structure so that I can evidently demonstrate the University Standards for Skillful teaching. I built relationships with the students, gave them praise that reflected their positive specific actions, and even managed to create opportunities for students to help make decisions that in-turn created an atmosphere of cooperative and active learning. Over the few months I have been teaching, faculty and other teachers have noticed a surprising improvement in the students overall participation. The classroom went from a loud rowdy out-of- control classroom to a note-taking, listening, completing activities, fairly structured classroom. Unfortunately, the biggest problem I have is with my Mentor teacher. My mentor teacher has been no help to me what so ever. He lacks classroom management skills, unorganized, and sometimes even curses at the students. It has reached the point where many of the students cant wait until its science time so that I can teach them instead of him.

I am not trying to make myself sound like a Golden Egg because I am not. I admit that i have sometimes handed in poorly written lesson plans and even sometimes sent them in late, but thats really only because I am doing all this work by myself. My university did not prepare me enough in classroom management, especially for a classroom that is out-of-control like these two. Now, that the semester is almost over, I was speaking with my university coach and she told me that my mentor teacher thinks that I should receive a Failing Grade...... This is what really blow me away. I feel so wronged and oppressed, that now I dont even know what to do. I know it would be silly of me to even rely on any type of help from the students voicing their opinions, but I really have no idea what to do. Like how can I be failing, if the class is progressing and receiving a valuable education. What should I do?

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