These blog contains my weekly journals about my experiences during my practicum as a student teacher in two high schools (public Baguio City National High School and private Saint Louis University Laboratory High School).
NOTE: (My week 1 and 2 journals are not yet available online).
WEEK NUMBER 3
AUGUST 26-29
"TEACHING IS A COMMITMENT"
Sunday, August 31, 2014
I.
My Accomplishment
One of the major
challenges of teaching is that you cannot choose your students as well as they
cannot choose their teachers. My critique teacher was not around for three
consecutive days. Moreover, I was given the chance to observe the 3 substitute
teachers of Mrs. Jayrerose Guevara as a preparation for my rated demonstration
this coming Tuesday. I was given the chance to become a facilitator of the 4
sections of fourth years regular from morning till afternoon since the
substitute teacher needs to move out from the classroom because of emergency meetings
.I was also shocked when my critique teacher told me to prepare a lesson plan
and she will check it after lunch. It was a blessing for me to plan and prepare
my lesson plan for this coming week with a longer span of time. It is indeed a
very though experience to discipline the students and remind them every minute
about their noise and most of them listened.
II. My Significant Experience
My significant
experience for this week was to be able meet my critique teacher and to be able
to observe the different techniques, strategies in teaching students from the
substitute teachers. It was also a significant experience for me to be able to
find out the expectations of my students for my rated demonstration. I was also
given the chance to introduce myself per section which gave me an idea what
kind of students I will be handling all throughout. I also consider as a
significant experience to become aware that I will be handling 2 students that
has a special needs which inspired me to exert more effort every time I will
deliver a lesson.
III. My Insights
Choosing Education as my course is
not an easy task to do, because this course changes my entire perspective in
life. For me, teaching is indeed a commitment that most of us were chosen to be
in this profession. I can now say that teaching is really my best choice.
However, to be a teacher we must flexible in everything we do and must be
willing to accept whatever tasks they will be giving. May I quote the words of
my teacher in high school days, “Go out and learn from the world for corners of
the classroom were not enough to learn from”. This will be a challenge that I
need to go through that is to deliver a lesson inclusive for all students
specially that I will be handling two students with special needs and I
consider it as a challenge and at the same time a blessing.
III.
Problem
I am not saying
that I consider my 2 students with special needs as a problem. Since, I
observed that they can cope up with the lesson easily. For me, my problem would
now fall into preparing my lesson plan and instructional materials inclusive
for all. It will be very challenging on my part to teach them because I have no
background in sign language though I have already finished my Educ. 101 subject
which is Inclusive Education.
IV.
Solution
As a
solution for my difficulty in preparing my lesson plan and instructional
materials inclusive for all I can ask the help and guidance of my critique
teacher about the strategies, techniques that she used in teaching them. As
well as I could surf the internet for teaching procedures that I can innovate
and use it inside the classroom.
V. Goals for next week
My
goal for next week is to have my rated demonstration so that I can finish my
lessons on time.
