Walking into a classroom as a guest and not knowing any of the students or the teacher can be an extremely awkward and give you a weird feeling, four months ago I had that exact feeling. Being in Mrs. Hooper’s second grade class has been a whirlwind of different emotions. Looking back on how much I have changed from four months until now is crazy! I have learned so much and have gained a lot of knowledge on what to do and how to handle certain situations.
For an example, I have learned that you cannot let your students over rule your classroom, even if you do not like to take command and be firm with your students you have to because if you don’t they will take advantage of the situation. A few times in the classroom this year my kids have been louder than me and I didn’t gain the courage to speak over them, but now I see that it is essential.
Getting on to a difficult child is also hard, you have to know how to correctly punish them and make sure that they know what they have done wrong. A child in my classroom is known to behave and has a hard time ceasing the things he’s doing wrong. I have learned that every student has a background and usually has a reason to why they act out. I have been getting close to this student and I have found out reasons why he acts how he does and I handle his issues privately and correctly. He has been behaving better for me now.
Teaching in Mrs. Hooper’s second grade class has been a blast so far and it is going by so quickly, I still have a lot to learn and am excited to gain more knowledge on how to teach young students.
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