I made it! It was a bit of a challenge getting back in the game, but I faired okay. I'm grateful for the opportunity to be at the elementary school that I am at. The teachers are amazing! Everyone puts forth more than the bare minimum amount of time to make sure that their students excel. The school has a united faculty where everyone is on the same page and communicates with one another really well. Each grade leveled teacher is together with other teachers of their grade for the curriculum map. My teacher goes the extra mile to ensure that her students understand how to read and write well. It's really time-consuming and a lot of hard work, but she does it because she cares. For those of you who don't know, my elementary school is a Title 1 school, meaning: that at least 75% of students get free or reduced lunch because of poverty. If these students can't read or write, it's going to be extremely hard for them to get out of poverty. The valiant efforts of these teachers are ultimately rewarding and validated in the long run.
The first few days I didn't really know what I was doing. She was really focused on getting her kids up to par that some of the management procedures weren't always explained to me. So.. I struggled with showing my teacher authority because of it. I've also been working with the older grades in the last two practicum experiences, so now that I'm with first graders, the developmental differences are astounding--still getting used to it. Lots of "teacher, teacher, teacher!" and "teacher, so and so did this..."
All in all it was a good week and I learned a lot. I'm excited to continue to learn how to be a great teacher.
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