I am back!
These past few weeks, I have been teaching at a local high school. What a rewarding experience that was! I was able to teach a Grade 10 Applied Math class. I very much enjoyed the experience and definitely realize that I still have alot to learn before I graduate.
Here are some of the important lessons I have learned:
- Be prepared- always come extra prepared, you never know what will happen better safe than sorry
- Use your colleagues to bounce ideas off of- We are all in the same boat why not help each other with lesson plan ideas and such?
- Every student has their own story- get to know your students, be sympathetic to their situations but ensure that they are reaching their full potential
- Make yourself available to students- nothing is worse than a student needing help and their teacher not being there to help them- be available for those students who may need the extra tutoring time
- Leave your work at work- When you get home after work/school, it is family time. Family is still above work no matter how busy you are at work
- Dress professionally- if you dress like a professional you will feel like one
- Parents send you their best child- no matter how you feel about a child, know that this student is still somebody's baby who is loved
- Make it fun!- Especially when teaching Math and French, it can get boring. Don't let them say your class is boring-- keep students involved.
So here we go, one month at school to learn, then back to put it all back into practice!
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