From January 19-January 23, 2009, I finally began to take charge. I first began taking over during the morning routines and started working with small groups. I got to handle the class for about the first 45 minutes of class and then during Math. The first few days of taking over were very tense for me. I was very nervous and very scared as to how the kids would treat me but everything turned out well and I managed to survive. Each day I would go back and think what could I have done better and what do I need to change.
Then I slowly began to work with my small groups. With my small groups I worked with students that were struggling with lessons. I soon began taking over doing 3 hours of lessons. I was beginning to get a hang of all the routines and procedure, using my firm teacher voice and management with students that misbehaved, and facing the tantrums and testing of my students.
Beginning February 23rd I took over the class for the start of my 6 weeks of full days. I would say at the very beginning I was very concerned with time management because I had so little time to do everything. I needed to check homework books within my prep time, prepare homework assignments, prepare materials for the next lesson and to top it off it seemed as if time flew by so fast. My full days were full of excitement and unforgettable moments especially when there is a problem with a student. However, I am amazed I got to finish it off still surviving and still knowing that my students learned so much from me and that they appreciated every teaching moment with me.
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