Day Three

Day three was a very hot day in room 114. With temperatures in the 90's, our room was very warm by the end of the day. Needless to say I was happy to go home! I was not sure what to write about, so I decided to write about something that crossed my mind many times today. I remember thinking several times, Wow, my teacher has a lot to do! This first crossed my mind when we both came in early today to organize supplies because we found no time in the last two days to get it done. We both spent most of the morning organizing all of the group supplies that came in on the first day so we could get done before the team meeting at 8:30 or 8:45. I then began to think about this again during Writer's Workshop. Students were working on post card poems and had to have their sentences checked before they could make a final draft. Both my cooperating teacher and I were busy the entire writing time conferencing with students and still did not get to everyone who wanted to be seen. With 35 kids in a class it is hard to work with everyone. Then during prep time, we had to copy, fill out, and stuff many letters for students regarding advanced placement in math or alternative arrangements if they did not make it into the advanced class. On top of those things, my cooperating teacher graded all of the initial math assessments last night and I worked on grading the initial spelling assessments.

I guess I was aware that teachers always had many things to get done, but it is interesting experiencing it now first hand. There are two of us and it seems like many things to accomplish. I imagine it may seem overwhelming when I am doing things all alone. I am sure with experience I will find ways to fit everything in, it is nice to practice with another person now.