I wasn’t really sure what I was going to write down for my reflection when I sat down at my computer because well… I had a really good day at my practicum school this Thursday!  Not perfect by any means – I was 5 days in to a bad cold that was barely showing signs of getting better, with a course work load that was weighing down my mind so much that I was really worried about my stress levels when I walked through the school doors in the morning and wondered how it might affect my day.  However, even when you’re expecting things to not go your way (I was fretting over my morning coffee about how I was going to pull off a basketball lesson with a hoarse, croaky voice and a confused, stuffed-up head), sometimes things just fall into place.  The basketball lesson went really well (I personally felt it was the strongest lesson I’ve done to date, frog voice and all), I had some great moments with students that I felt I hadn’t “gotten through” to until that day, and I got some chances to work with a couple kids that I just always “click” with who always make me feel like a star teacher because my style of teaching jives well with their style of learning.  There was still constructive feedback to be had from my SA, and still moments to be learned from, but my overall perception on the day was one where I walked away from the school that day feeling proud of myself and just generally awesome. Continue reading →