SECOND WEEK OF PRAC 4001

THIS WEEK WAS MUCH BETTER AS I GOT TO MEET BOTH CLASSES AND INTERACT WITH THEM.
I FINALLY GOT THE CHANCE TO MEET ALL THE FORM 3S AND IT WASN'T SO GOOD AS LAST WEEK   AS THE MORE HASTY ONES WERE IN MY HANDS THIS TIME.
I HAPPEN TO MANAGE THEM AND STARTED TO BUILD A RELATIONSHIP WITH THEM AS I GOT TO FIND OUT THING ABOUT THEMSELVES AND WHAT THEY LIKE AND DIDN'T LIKE ABOUT SOCIAL STUDIES AND WHAT THEY EXPECTED OF ME FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF CLASSES AND WEEKS.

I REALIZED THAT I CAN HANDLE THE BOYS MUCH BETTER THAN THE GIRLS FOR SOME REASON. THE GIRLS WERE MORE AGGRESSIVE AND HAD MORE ATTITUDE THAN THE BOYS.
THE GIRLS CRITICIZED ME FOR MY DRESS CODE AND THEY WAY I CARRY ABOUT MYSELF WITH THEM IN THE CLASSROOM

MOST IMPORTANTLY THEY LISTENED TO MY LESSON AND TOOK PART IN IT BY ASKING QUESTIONS AND READING DURING THE CLASS. THEY WORKED WELL IN GROUPS AND SOME OF THEM ARE SERIOUS ABOUT LEARNING WHILST SOME CLAIM TO BE PLAYING IN THE CLASSROOM AND MAKING UP FOR IT AT HOME.

I GOT ALL MY OBJECTIVES ACROSS AND I REALIZE THEY DO NOT LIKE TO BE IN THE CLASSROOM ALL THE TIME SO I TOOK THEM OUT OF THE CLASS AND ALSO TO THE AV TO LOOK AND PICTURES AND VIDEOS.
GOOOSSHHHH THEY ARE A HAND FULL!!! REMINDS OF HOW MANY KIDS I DO NOT HAVE.

MY FORM 4S ON THE OTHER HAND ARE MY SWEETBREADS.
THEY WERE WELL BEHAVED, HAD RESPECT FOR THEIR CLASSMATES AND MYSELF.
THEY WERE MORE MATURE AND WERE MORE CREATIVE THAN MY FORM 3S
BIG DIFFERENCE
TEACHING AND LEARNING WITH THEM WAS FUN.

ONE GOOD ACCOMPLISHMENT WITH MY CLASSES WERE THAT I HAD GREAT CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT SKILLS  AS WELL AS I COVERED MY OBJECTIVES AND HAD MY ASSESSMENT OR EVALUATIONS DONE WITHIN THE GIVEN TIME FRAME.
WHAT MY CLASSES LOVED THE MOST WAS PLAYING GAMES AFTER THE LESSONS. THEY ALWAYS LOOKED FORWARD TO THAT OR DOING SOME GROUP ACTIVITY IN THE CLASSROOM OR IN THE LIBRARY

THIS WEEK WAS MUCH BETTER A LITTLE HUSTLE BUT I GUESS THAT ALL APART OF THE JOB.
LOOKING FORWARD FOR ME LAST WEEK WITH THEM AND EITHER THEY OR I WILL BE SAD OR IN TEARS.

Comments

  1. Dr. Joyanne21 November 2017 at 22:33

    Thanks for your posts, Andrea. You managed to describe what you experienced. However, you were not deeply reflective about why you thought, felt or acted in a certain way. For example, Why do you think you could handle the boys better than the girls? Why were the some students a handful and why were some sweetbread? Your reflection should expose your thinking on these areas. Nonetheless, it was good to see you posting despite the challenges. All the best.

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