So, looking back at my old blogs, I made one right at the start of my teacher training. Since I'm now two weeks off finishing my first year as a fully qualified teacher it seems like a good place to take a look back.
It seems like my first few lessons (according to that blog) went pretty well. It certainly wasn't all like that, in that first year I experienced a few difficulties - both my own fault and from some... interesting pupils. A few disaster lessons, a few troublesome kids, but overall OK.
For this year, I've been working in quite a nice school. Quite closeknit, compared to where I trained, which is both a blessing and a curse. I've struggled through high-pressure parents evenings, hundreds of hand written reports, and difficult colleagues who can't get out of their very fixed, decade old methods and ideals.
I think I'm doing well though, and I have a secure job for next year too. Maybe I can whittle them down, I think I'm probably one of the more dominant members of staff in our section - whilst I'm cautious about what I say I do stand my ground and assert myself to a problem. I'm also getting back a semi-permanent form group which only adds to my sway. It'll be fun.
Anyway, two more weeks of stress then I'll be on summer break. Fantastic!
It seems like my first few lessons (according to that blog) went pretty well. It certainly wasn't all like that, in that first year I experienced a few difficulties - both my own fault and from some... interesting pupils. A few disaster lessons, a few troublesome kids, but overall OK.
For this year, I've been working in quite a nice school. Quite closeknit, compared to where I trained, which is both a blessing and a curse. I've struggled through high-pressure parents evenings, hundreds of hand written reports, and difficult colleagues who can't get out of their very fixed, decade old methods and ideals.
I think I'm doing well though, and I have a secure job for next year too. Maybe I can whittle them down, I think I'm probably one of the more dominant members of staff in our section - whilst I'm cautious about what I say I do stand my ground and assert myself to a problem. I'm also getting back a semi-permanent form group which only adds to my sway. It'll be fun.
Anyway, two more weeks of stress then I'll be on summer break. Fantastic!