As much as students feel nervous about the first day of school, I feel even more lost. However, the only adult figure in the classroom has to come across as being able to dish out instructions and guide the children along, so I shall have to play along.
Frankly speaking, I'm not really well-prepared mentally. Even in terms of knowledge of the school and system, I can't say I'm very well-versed in them. Those few months that I've been there have been a rather unsuitable period whereby everyone's actually very much settled (including the kids) and I just need to fill in gaps here and there when needed.
Tomorrow onwards would be a little different. Ok, very different. From scratch, I would have to set rules. I've learnt that it's very important to set rules from the first day a teacher steps into the classroom and let the class know that you mean business. No longer would I be required to just full in gaps but to actually be with my kids for hours at a stretch. Therefore, this requires more coordination, more meticulous planning, as well as having a flow when moving from 1 lesson to another within the same classroom plus at the same time maintain discipline, standardize matters and ensure order always.
Whew...
I just have to do my best. After all, I haven't had proper training yet, nobody would expect everything to proceed perfectly.
Nobody except myself.
Pressure from within again :(Labels: Work
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