Weekly Reflection #2

This week was an interesting week for me. There was only four days of academic classes because the school held share day on Friday. This week I learned more about the students and how they learn, and I feel I am ready to teach a lesson next week. I have started creating my lesson, and I hope to teach it this week around the middle of the week. This week, during share day, I also learned how to play field hockey. Playing field hockey was the last thing I expected to do when I decided to do my senior project at the elementary school. However, field hockey turned out to be a lot of fun. When we played field hockey I got to see a different side of the students. When people are just sitting in a classroom, they present themselves much differently than when they are doing something they enjoy. It was cool for me to see the students in a different way because they are much more than just students. This week I continued to enjoy helping out at the elementary school. I thought it would be boring, as I would be doing the same thing everyday, however, this is not the case as I have taken part in everything from art shows to field hockey games, and I cannot wait to see what the future holds. For the most part, everything happened as I expected. The only surprises for me are the special days where the students do not have class because, going into these days, I have no idea what I am going to be doing. However, I like to embrace these surprising moments, as they are a welcome break to a rather repetitive schedule. I will benefit from this week's activities because after watching Michelle teach more lessons, I feel like I am almost ready to teach a lesson of my own. This week I also talked to Michelle about what my lesson might look like. We decided that I will do my lesson on factoring, and I will teach it in the middle of this week. This helps me achieve my goals because my ultimate goal through this entire project is to successfully teach a lesson to the Algebra one class, and I feel I am ready to do just that.
Weekly hours: 18.5
Total hours: 34.5

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