The Senior Headache
I love the fact that I get the experience of being a full
time teacher this year. I just don’t like not having money. The students missed
me when I came back and gave me hugs; It made me cry (serious, the ugly cry). I
felt I was not just a student teacher, as a friend had to remind me, I was
really making a difference. The teachers at the school I am at are really good
teacher to get to know. They all want to teach you a lot and welcome you to
drop in. The school has a collaborative environment and it show with their
students work. I am really happy I got
two CT’s, they gives me lots of feedback and talks to me a lot about things I
can do. Yes there are downsides but I ‘m choosing the positive.
The start of a new semester with new students brings new challenges.
The students are getting use to me and enjoy my company. I have yet to gain the
trust with a few but progress is being made. I have never worked with seniors
until this semester. All the senior classes I have are students who are
non-college bond and definitely not easy to motivate. I am told that I am going
to learn this semester, if anything, that some will not succeed and graduate. I
want to believe that even though they are seniors, I can still get through to
them. I find sometimes to be in the same potion as them. I am a senior,
stressed over money, and needing to get a lot of things done in order to
graduate. Being a senior is hard not
easy. I find it hard for me to tell them you’re almost there when I myself need
that motivation. That’s what I say though. I tell them push through because I
am there with them and I need their motivation. I usually end with we can do it
together and they smile; however, next day same problem. I need advice with the
senior class Melissa Kelly says” Have the entire Senior class work on a project that culminates near the
end of the year.” I am not convinced that this will work. Anything is worth
trying but I think the students will see it as busy work. Kelly additionally
says, “Go back to grade school.” She believes they are scared and will get a
sense of security doing the things they know from grade school like cutting
out, circle time, and art work. I read children’s books for 1oth grade so I can
try seniors. Help me!
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