Surprising discoveries on my first week
As I began my first week at my practicum school, something that surprised me was the amount of respect I received from my students. I was surprised because thinking back to when I was in high school, neither my classmates nor I gave much respect to the student teacher who taught our class at the time. With this worry in mind, I began my first day at my practicum school hopeful that this would not happen to me.
My first week was comprised of getting to know all my students, whether that was just starting simple with their names or even inquiring about their hobbies and interests. When I saw my students outside of classes (eg., in the hallways after school or in the cafeteria during lunch), they would acknowledge my presence by greeting me with a hello (some would add in Ms. Cheung). In return, I responded back with a hello and their name (I made the effort to remember all their names). I can recall one student smiling and responding with, “Oh hey you remember my name!”.
As I start my week with some of the most important gadgets- keys to classrooms and my USB!
