Week 8 - 9

Week 8 started off with my midterm evaluation. My MSU teacher was going to meet me and my model teacher at 7:30 on Monday morning. Man. I was nervous, She is the person that will give me a grade that would match my teaching skills. I hoped they were as good as I thought they were. I greeted her in the morning and then she joined my model teacher and I as we traveled to our first student. We got there, and I went along with my normal routine. I was focused on the student trying not to think about my midterm evaluation. About 1/2 through the hour, I looked up and I noticed the two teachers were conversing. I assumed about how my teaching was so far. Well that hour, was over pretty quickly. As we walked out the school, I was thinking will she say something now or wait till the end of the day. Well, We got in the car and she said that she was thoroughly impressed the way I taught that student. I was so excited to hear about that. She told me that she couldn't finally see the pieces come together. I told her that it felt like I finally know what I am doing, that it finally made sense. As the day went on, she saw one more student and again she enjoyed watching me teach. She said that you could really see my love for these kids. It was a great day, it was the confirmation that I have been wanting and wishing for the last two years.

Week 9 was the first week where I had ALL my students. Up to this point it was I had a few kids and my model teacher had the rest. I would slowly take on a new student every week. This week went great. The only thing that was hard was the go go go, barley anytime to sit and just take a break it felt like. Planning the lessons came a little bit easier, cause I know my kids and what would be good for them to work on. So it wasn't that bad, I am learning how to think of lessons and materials as we are on the go. I come home so tired, but a teacher's job doesn't stop at 3:15pm. I found myself writing self evaluations of how my lessons went and thinking of things I would do tomorrow. The only break it seemed was when my head hit the pillow at night.

Two more weeks left and then student teaching is over. In a way it seems like it just started but at the same time it seems like its been forever!!! I cant wait to head back to Springfield and see everyone on a consist basis. I missed them so much.