Getting My Feet Wet, More Like Complete Submersion

I am sure many of you have heard the old saying I am just going to get my feet wet. For those of you that do not know what it means it is just trying something out a little in order to get the feel for it. Well for a student teacher the first week maybe even two is supposed to be an organized "get your feet wet" experience. Well today I found myself responsible for EVERY CLASS. This does not constitute as a "getting your feet wet" moment. As my supervising instructor put it "it is more like complete submersion.

It is interesting the things you pick up from only a few hours of teaching on your own. I already have thought of several different methods I plan on using for classroom management, when I begin developing and teaching my own lessons. This experience while being slightly stressful has shown me that I can survive this experience that is student teaching, which has been a nagging question in the back of my head.

Throughout my life remembering names has been a habitual problem. After a day of taking attendance and asking kids to be quiet using their first name I am no linger worried about learning everyone’s name. It will come with time as will everything else.

I am going to try to include a quote in all my blogs that helps me explain the circumstances I encounter. Today is from George Washington Carver:

"Start where you are, with what you have. Make something of it and never be satisfied."

Today was not the start I wanted or expected when I began this journey called student teaching, but here I am and these are the cards I have been dealt. I am going to make the best of it and continue to work hard and better myself.