UI Day 4

I had just a normal day at school today. The kids really are used to me being there, but they do keep asking when I have to go back to my school. Hopefully they aren't sick of me being there. Ms.Gergen was gone for the afternoon so I got to help lead the afternoon schedule when the substitute teacher did not really know what was going on. I felt that when Ms.Gergen was gone that I took on a more disciplinarian role.

I worked on the second part of my poem lesson today. I was not as nervous for it today. I felt like I taught everything well and that they learned what they were supposed to, however, it was boring. The students are all very well behaved; so they listened to me and did what I told them to do. But it just didn't seem fun. I did not write the lesson plan, so it is not exactly my fault that the lesson was boring. But I wish that I would have been more comfortable teaching so that I could have said things to make it fun or changed the lesson to be more fun. I told them they could work with partners, but no one chose to do that.

I interviewed Ms.Gergen today on her teaching philosophy. Although she gave many different answers because she teaches with many different techniques, I found all of her answers to be very helpful. I especially liked learning about her disciplining techniques because this is one area that I have little experience with and feel that it is an area to be tip-toed around.

I will be sad to leave San Miguel tomorrow because of the respect I now have for Ms.Gergen, the relationships I have formed with the students and the wonderful experience I have had at the school.