Week 4

AIR CONDITIONER INSTALLED!

I had to learn this week how to be flexible as a teacher. My room was at random days and at random times being destroyed and then built up again with a new fancy a.c. (Do not get me wrong I am very thankful but it was very stressful as well) I had to teach two of my classes in the cafeteria, standing on a chair, and projecting (thanks theater classes) so that every student could hear me. It turns out that the Spanish Intern could hear me all the way into her class room! The other classes had class in the computer lab which was tricky because they had to take a test and trying to make sure eyes were not wondering when blocked my computers was difficult.

After the classes that took the test, I went over their midterm grades so that they could understand what they needed to improve. I pulled every kid so that no one would feel pinpointed. Everything was going well, the students were taking advice and I was listening to what they were saying were their largest obstacles. Again everything was fine until I had a "tif" with a student about their grade. They turn in their work, participate, but have a lot A LOT of trouble reading. I had to speak with my mentor teacher after and the special education teacher who watches the student. We came to a conclusion but the whole situation made me uneasy. I in no-way-shape-or-form will give a student a grade. I will work with the student and give differentiated instruction to help but I have to give the student the grade they earned. This might sound ignorant because the student is apart of the special education program but...it is how i feel.