finsihed one block

Why, what do we know? I'm done my 2nd block of placement!! *wahoooooooooooo* Onto the third next week, then i'll be done.. totally!

Now, yesterday, was my last day, and it was so sad. I'm happy and excited that I'm done, but saying goodbye yesterday was so hard. Part of me regrets not saying goodbye as ... I'm not sure how do describe it, but i feel like i should have hugged each and everyone of them.

Anyways, I haven't blogged once about this placement yet. What should I say first? I had a blast. I taught gr 5 science, gr 4 social studies & math, and for both grades I taught language arts & art. I wasn't nervous at all when I taught, I felt so comfortable. I think I cannot stress this enough, that students need to be engaged.. hands on!... very concrete.. to learn concepts. However, yesterday, I taught my kids how to create an illusion of depth, but i didn't use concrete methods. My counselor from Brock had came in to mark me, and she pointed out how to teach illusion of depth properly-- she's an art major. Go figure. But indeed, I totally forgot about the concrete aspect for art, because some of the students did have trouble where to begin.

I enjoyed teaching science the most.. maybe it's because I enjoyed it so much in elementary and in high school. My kids said i was their best science teacher, which made me feel that I did teach them effectively.

I learned so much.. every single day. I made such a strong connection with my students, and I wish I was able to do the full 7 weeks there. In the beginning, my students were "expressionless" when i taught. They stared at me, and never smiled. But now, they are so different towards me, and it's such a good feeling. I not only made a bond with students from my class, but other students from different classes and different grades as well.

Lastly, I received excellent evaluations from both my associate and my counselor. I am satisfied to have done so well. Both of my friends that were with me, has had one bad experience at a placement block, and one of them said that my next one could be my "bad" one. I pray that it's not true, and that I'll continue to learn and do well successfully.