Wednesday, November 28, 2012
skills
The area that I feel most developed since beginning at LHLC is my overall classroom management skills. I feel much more comfortable dealing with discipline without interupting the flow of the class. I also feel that I have become more comfortable with taking the innitiative to have kids put their heads down. At the beginning of student teaching, no matter what I would try to stay on pace and keep the lesson moving. Now, I see the benefits of taking a few minutes to calm our bodies and minds down and then reintroduce the lesson. I comfortably determine when students need this time and I feel very secure when making this judgement call. As a whole, my management of the students in the classroom is something I finally feel confident in.
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I definitely see evidence of your growing comfort around classroom management, most noticeably in the way you interact with students in a calm, engaged way. You're seeing the students first and the content second, which is the order of importance that should be in place when we teach.
ReplyDeleteHave you ever heard a teacher say, "I don't teach content, I teach kids." That sentiment captures what you're learning this semester. It doesn't mean that content isn't very important, it just means that you can't teach well unless you've attended to your students' needs and interests. I'm glad you recognize your management skills as a growth area during student teaching.