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so today i taught class. it wasn't even a whole class that i had to teach, since there was a student presentation planned, but i was still all nervous. and then terry (the prof i'm teaching with) didn't come to class at all and just let me do it instead, which immediately made it both better and worse--better because there's less pressure since no one's watching me teach, and worse because what if they revolt? well, they didn't, although the group that was presenting today was a little weirded out that the prof didn't come to class. and i think i've figured out now what terry's up to: since i'm doing the current unit (today and next tuesday) and there's no class on thursday for conferences, he doesn't have to go to class for a week and a half. tricky tricky.
but anyway, teaching. the group did their presentation, and it was pretty hellishly boring. each one of them basically summed up the topic, and then discussed a few poems. they didn't plan a group activity or anything. so by the time they were finished, the class was fairly dead and the only one talking about anything was Jaimie, who always talks. i was glad i had planned a group activity, because it woke them up and they seemed to enjoy themselves and still sort of maybe learn something. and then there was only five minutes left of class so i let them go, since going always takes a while when they have stuff to hand in, which they always do. but anyway, i felt like it went well and i had things to say that were interesting and informative, even if it was just the correct pronunciation of "Roethke".
so next tuesday i'm in charge of workshop, which is not nearly as terrifying as actual teaching, which is not quite as terrifying as it was before. all in all, a good day! yay me.
but anyway, teaching. the group did their presentation, and it was pretty hellishly boring. each one of them basically summed up the topic, and then discussed a few poems. they didn't plan a group activity or anything. so by the time they were finished, the class was fairly dead and the only one talking about anything was Jaimie, who always talks. i was glad i had planned a group activity, because it woke them up and they seemed to enjoy themselves and still sort of maybe learn something. and then there was only five minutes left of class so i let them go, since going always takes a while when they have stuff to hand in, which they always do. but anyway, i felt like it went well and i had things to say that were interesting and informative, even if it was just the correct pronunciation of "Roethke".
so next tuesday i'm in charge of workshop, which is not nearly as terrifying as actual teaching, which is not quite as terrifying as it was before. all in all, a good day! yay me.
