Expect the Unexpected

Week No. 6

September 15-19, 2014

Expect the Unexpected

My Accomplishment

            I successfully executed 5 lesson plans for this week. I was so happy that this week, there was no interruption. Also, I was able to make my lesson plan for my demo teaching rated by my supervising instructor. Unfortunately, my lesson plan needs some improvement like having a theme and an interesting activity so I had to revise and rewrite it.

My Significant Experience

            It was Friday when I taught a literature lesson for the first time. I taught the short story “The Wolf of Gubbio.” One of the objectives of my lesson was that of having the students role play a twist ending for the story. In my Obedience class which is 10:00-11:00, I got angry and I shouted at my students to the highest level of my voice. I shouted, “My goodness Obedience! You are very noisy! But when I ask you questions, you can’t even answer! You’re too much!” it was my first time to do this in my class. I was not able to hold on my temper. We started late because many were not yet inside. They were still at the canteen having their snack. So, I was really determined to finish all the groups. But then, the students were too noisy and were so busy practicing even if the time for their practice was over. So, the other groups were not able to perform and this is the only class, among my four classes, who did not finish the activity. For how many times I asked them to settle down, they did not care to listen to me. Moreover, when I talked and apologized to my cooperating teacher, he was also on my side. He told me that the students deserve it because it was not the first time they did it. This experience is really something significant.

My Insight

            In teaching, it is not always happy because there are sudden problems that will arise. But as a teacher, I have to make a way to give more time for happiness rather than sadness in my class. Whatever the bad thing happened, it should serve as a lesson only, not something to be taken personally against the students. Because, how a teacher sees her students will affect the teaching and learning process. So, I as a teacher should be the one who will adjust for the betterment of learning.

Problems

            Some of the students in the 2^nd and last classes of mine tend not to listen and prefer chatting with their seatmates. And the worst thing about that is that they were the ones who have low performance.

Solution

            I consult this to my cooperating teacher and he said it was really their nature. They are used of chatting with their friends and they take this as their responsibility already. What I do when they were too busy with their businesses is that I sit down and let them feel I am mad at them. Fortunately, it is effective!

My Goal for Next Week

            To maintain my good attendance, to teach 5 lessons, to create a better atmosphere with my Obedience class, and most of all to be successful in my demo teaching which will be rated by my supervising instructor. May God send all the angels from the heaven.  God bless me.