I am getting slightly frustrated with my practicum experience. To begin with I am stressed trying to keep up with my job, my school work, my life, and my practicum - especially at midterm. I realize we all feel overwhelmed! And I love teaching and I love working with the students, I even like the school I'm at. I realize in the "real world" of teaching we are not going to get support, but as a student learner I feel like I should. I told everyone in Dr. Besnoy's class tuesday my story about getting thrown into my lesson without any instruction or lesson plan and having to teach the students. I thought about it.
If a doctor is learning, would we let him/her operate without a supervisor? If an architect student was building a tower, would we let him/her do it without supervision? No. Definately not. I am a student-teacher, and I was completely left alone for the day working on my craft. It was a great experience and I did ok, but it is a little frustrating. I have students in there that couldn't even read (which how you get this far without reading is beyond my comprehension). I am learning how to modify plans, how to make plans, and how to implement the plans. Sometimes I plan too much, sometimes not enough. Sometimes its too easy, and other times too complicated. I am a person that has to be prepared or my blood pressure is out of control, my heart is racing, and I am short of breath. I have to remember to stay calm! I felt like my teacher was completely inappropriate. I enjoyed the experience, it is a part of teaching, but it should have been avoided or if she was doing it to teach me, she should have been there to back me up if I would have needed it. It's too late now to change that and I'm almost out of her class so I can't address it, but I was wondering if anyone had thoughts on if they think it was appropriate? What would you all have done?
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i couldn't agree more with the overwhelming feeling you have. Hopefully things slow down a bit after this midterm week. As for your experience, I don't know if I could of done it. For as inappropriate as it was, it had to be a great learning experience in the end. All though I would have been pi$$ed!!
I'm so overwhelmed too. I have a full-time job, I'm taking 6 fricking classes, and my photography business is finally taking off. There simply aren't enough hours in the day.
I'll be so glad when this semester is over. Don't get me wrong, I know student teaching will not be a cake walk, but...at least while I student teach, I'll be quitting my job.
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