Day 21-23 - The Halfway Point

It's officially the midway point of my time here in my placement. I think it's a good time to sit and reflect about the process so far. We've been slowly but surely ramping the amount of time that I am in front of the classroom. It's interesting to see how I've progressed since the beginning of the term. My first week I was carried by adrenaline and was just excited to be there in the classroom and taking everything in. Then in week 2 and 3 I started to take on some more responsibility and really took over things as my own and began to gain the respect of the class. Then week 4 I taught a lesson each day (not including the Sports Days). Week 5 has been a lesson each day and sometimes two in a day. It's been a great experience and I really feel like I'm working my way up to my solo week at the perfect time. I know that there is a lot that I have to work on. For example, I had a tough go at behavior management with the class that we switch with. I've been discussing new ideas with my cooperating teacher and will try some of the new ideas once we switch next time.