Geez... this last class really confirmed STRUGGLE being my middle name today! I had my first scramble to plan moments last night and this morning because the copy machine is so many words that an educator should never say in front of her students.
I came in to work at 6:20 am this morning to get my copies done. My first set went through without a hitch, then my next set jammed after 20 copies (not enough for one class). I unclogged all the different compartments where paper decided to get stuck, and let 'er rip again. A few copies later, the machine did its red light flashing and beeping thing at me. I removed the jammed papers.... then I prayed. I'm so serious, I honestly feel Jesus had a part in the fact that I got all my copies done because I was having so many problems with it yesterday and this morning. So thank you Jesus!
My first class was supposed to have a fire alarm as well as a guest speaker, so I rushed through some Powerpoint notes to make sure my students had them. Then the fire alarm was canceled. I had so much time left over! Thankfully I had given them an article to read, so I just had them read.... sheesh! Second class went a lot better, and then it was lunch which is always a blissful time for me :)
My last class today has not been participating at a level that I would like. I only have a few students who raise their hands to ask questions. I feel like the students are instantly bored when they walk into class, and it's just a painstaking 90 min grind for them. It is a last period class, so maybe that's why it feels that way. To make matters worse, I totally messed up in collecting data for a lab. I needed to average my data and I was making them copy everyone's data down.... Why? Why would you do that??? I was like "This makes no sense! Stop writing!" Then as we were averaging, the wrong data was in the wrong location which was messing up averages. I started all over again, had students do bookwork, and needless to say it was such a GONG SHOW! I apologized for the GONG show class and promised next one would be better. I guess I have to take things in stride, especially when I'm teaching a class I've never taught before. Hopefully my students are forgiving, and hopefully I can create a more dynamic atmosphere for this class!
I came in to work at 6:20 am this morning to get my copies done. My first set went through without a hitch, then my next set jammed after 20 copies (not enough for one class). I unclogged all the different compartments where paper decided to get stuck, and let 'er rip again. A few copies later, the machine did its red light flashing and beeping thing at me. I removed the jammed papers.... then I prayed. I'm so serious, I honestly feel Jesus had a part in the fact that I got all my copies done because I was having so many problems with it yesterday and this morning. So thank you Jesus!
My first class was supposed to have a fire alarm as well as a guest speaker, so I rushed through some Powerpoint notes to make sure my students had them. Then the fire alarm was canceled. I had so much time left over! Thankfully I had given them an article to read, so I just had them read.... sheesh! Second class went a lot better, and then it was lunch which is always a blissful time for me :)
My last class today has not been participating at a level that I would like. I only have a few students who raise their hands to ask questions. I feel like the students are instantly bored when they walk into class, and it's just a painstaking 90 min grind for them. It is a last period class, so maybe that's why it feels that way. To make matters worse, I totally messed up in collecting data for a lab. I needed to average my data and I was making them copy everyone's data down.... Why? Why would you do that??? I was like "This makes no sense! Stop writing!" Then as we were averaging, the wrong data was in the wrong location which was messing up averages. I started all over again, had students do bookwork, and needless to say it was such a GONG SHOW! I apologized for the GONG show class and promised next one would be better. I guess I have to take things in stride, especially when I'm teaching a class I've never taught before. Hopefully my students are forgiving, and hopefully I can create a more dynamic atmosphere for this class!
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