Tomorrow's the Day

Tomorrow we go on our first prac! I'm so excited, but also a little bit nervous. I can't wait to finally get to teach in a real school! I've spent a lot of time in and around schools, but have never actually prepared and taught lessons to a class. That part is the most nerve-wracking. We haven't found out which grade we get to teach yet, so I think once I find that out I will calm down a bit, as I will be able to plan! Not knowing if it's going to be kindergarten, or on the opposite end of the spectrum- Year 6, is hard.

I'm not worried or stressed about being in this particular school environment- because I actually am very familiar with it since I used to go there!





That's me, back in 1998 and 1999, when I went to the school for my last three years of primary school. I had a fantastic experience there (I even remember our prac teacher we had in Year 5!) and hopefully the school is still as great a place as it was back then.

Here are my aspirations for this prac:

- Get to know all of the kids' names, and a little bit about them

- Learn how to differentiate my lesson plans, and make them easily adaptable depending on the students' needs and abilities

- Get a greater understanding of the syllabus and what it looks like in real life when implemented into the classroon

- Gain insight into the real day-to-day working life of a teacher

- Hopefully make some good connections and networks (ie. career opportunities!)

Why I Want to Be a Teacher

"Sometimes, looking deep into the eyes of a child, you are conscious of meeting a glance full of wisdom. The child has known nothing yet but love and beauty- all this piled-up world knowledge you have acquired is unguessed at by him.
And yet you meet this wonderful look that tells you in a moment more than all the years of experience have seemed to teach."
- Hildegarde Hawthorne