The Triumph: The more my CT leaves the room, the more confident I am that I can manage these children, I can teach them, and I can handle the issues that come up. I appreciate the trust that she has in me and the time that she has allowed me to have such a presence in the classroom! I know that not every student intern has that same type of experience!
The Struggle: Cloning myself. Really though, at one point today, I had 6 kids around me, vying for my attention. If only there were 8 of me, I could help so many more kids. I guess I'll just have to teach, hope that one of my future students gets hooked by science and figures out how to clone humans.
The Ludicrousness: There are so many silly, ridiculous, and outrageous things that are happening in the classroom that it's hard to narrow down to just one. I think my favorite from today was when my CT was teaching science. She wanted to record the lesson and put the Flip Camera in the hands of one of the Kinders. She asked him to follow the discussion, and move the camera to point at whoever was talking at the time. At one point, I looked over and he was so focused on what he was doing. Then, a student got up to use the bathroom, and the cinematographer pointed the camera on him and followed him all the way to the door. While a science discussion was taking place. But boy, was he focused! I can just imagine what commentary was going on inside his head.
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