I'm a teacher now!!
Honest, I am!! The preps said so!
I had my second day at school on Thurs, and taught my first lesson. (Maths, of course!) I really enjoyed it - wasn't nearly as scary as I thought! I obviously passed, 'cuz later I heard one of the littlies saying to another... "Miss Brice is a teacher now!" Giggle! That was easy! Just have to convince the uni to give me the certificate now...
The biggest thing I need to practice is my teacher voice. I keep on asking in this nice, quiet voice, "Could you please sit down now?" etc, and wonder why nothing happens. Then my mentor teacher calls out across the room - "Amy, sit down!", and the response is immediate! LOL! I'll get there!
And if you're wondering about my new heading, I've decided to share some of the cute stuff kids say or do with you all. This week at recess, I had a kid ask me if I was Mrs Brice (they have trouble with my name). I replied that no, my mum was Mrs Brice, and I was Miss Brice. She looked up at me, rather surprised, and asked, "Do you have a mum, Miss Brice??" Giggle... no, dear, don't you know teachers are grown in test tubes in the staff room?!?
posted by Vi @ 3/24/2007 08:34:00 pm
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But you're a grown up, Miss B! Your mum must be SO old!!
(Sorry, Mrs B. he he)
Glad you're having fun with the preppies. I'm not sure I'd be able to get them to do what they were told myself, though I can boss around crazy demented alcoholics ok. Ü
Ah, it's a strange thing to realise how the little kiddies see you. Becoz you're there as a teacher, you CAN use a certain tone and they will respond. It's a funny thing when it clicks. It did for me when I was on my school age prac in a prep class. Short sentences work best for their small but growing minds. "Sit down" is much more quickly and easily understood than a longer sentence...not that they are stupid or anything. And they get distracted easily so sometimes they need to be told simply to remind them what they need to be doing. Glad to hear it went well with your part of the lesson.
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I AM sitting down, Miss Brice!
thats great your having a good time with the kiddies miss brice :D the more i hear you talk about your experience with this new venture the more i think your suited to it. oh yeah and the fees ....... i think i LOVE the australian government too, thats fantastic news!
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