Aprendiendo a conecer....

Hola!

I’ve been thinking about of what to write for this week’s blog, and the true is that almost all my ideas had blown out of my mind. Although I can tell it’s has been a long week and for some reason, I feel very tired.

Planning the entire lesson plans, plus trying to get the picture for Wednesday thing, it burns me out. ;) I guess this is the stage where everybody gets the sense of what teaching really means. Still, I love my profession and I love being around the little ones. So far, my classes are going well. My students are good enough that they really let me finish my plans, well except for one or two that keep playing and interrupting my class.

Last Thursdays, I decided to separated these two little ones, but It did not work quite well because they still kept doing things that were off subject. So, I gave 2 warms to one of them and then I sat him down aside because I really did not know what else to do. I don’t want to get in trouble too soon with this boy, but I had to do something so I can finish my PACE lesson!! Yeah the one that requires not only a lot of planning, but also it requires a lot of attention from my class.

So, when my CT entered the room, obviously she saw this boy seating there alone doing nothing but staring at the class while I was just trying to finish my lesson. I got the feeling that my CT did not like that but I had no choice than pulling this kid aside. However, after couples of minutes I asked him if he thinks he is ready to get back to his group to do the work. He said: “yes” and I think he really meant it because then he worked with his group just fine. I was glad to see that.

One of my challenges and goals for this week is to get to know this boy a little better. I know that he is not a bad boy, but I think he just have some issues with attention. What I am going to try to do this week is to talk to him right before class start and ask him how we both can work together to make this a better way to work in class. I am going to tell him that I know he is a really good boy and that I don’t like calling on him all the time. Also, I am going to ask him what he thinks might help him to keep focus in the class. I hope this really work for both of us. Even I might ask him if he wants to be my personal helper for the class.

Will see, my expectation are good right now. I’m starting form cero with that boy and I hope we both come up with a good deal.

It will continue…J