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Practicum Day 1
Posted by: Natasha Chiang | October 29, 2012 | Leave a Comment
“Wait a minute! Ms. Chiang, what are you doing in here?! It’s Monday, not Thursday.” E exclaimed when I walked into the classroom. We usually visit our classrooms on Thursdays, but for the next two weeks we are on our short practicum which means that we will be there daily from 8am-4pm.
I got home and decided to plan a lesson in preparation for Remembrance Day that is coming up, but I did not expect to be stumped for so long. I just kept sitting there and trying to figure out how to make a lesson out of the materials I could find. It was particularly difficult because I had to process the dynamic and personality of the class, and balance that with the criteria and concepts we discuss in so much depth in our Teacher Ed program.
Two hours later, and it came to me. It’s lovely how mental blocks are sometimes followed by a beautiful waterfall of ideas. It just takes patience.