This semester started very slowly for me. I began with a plan to get everything accomplished a head of time and to keep myself on task. I will be the first to tell you this did not work. I find myself asking questions everyday about why did I do this, or why didn't I do that. I feel like I am so far behind and just can't get caught up. I try more and more everyday to work harder on what I want to accomplish but there are only some many hours in a day.
To top everything off I feel overwhelmed with useless information from some of my current classes and find myself with the mentality of some of my students. I do not want to say that all of my classes are irrelevant to what I need to know, but I am finding some information going in one ear and out of the other, while the rest of the information is either retained or just stops before it enters even one ear.
I would have to say I learned the most from English methods and from observations. My observations have been the most effective thing this semester to help me understand how I need to improve. I have been able to teach for extended periods of time where I am in total control of the class and it really hits you hard when you realize you are not perfect.
This semester, even though harder than I thought, has overall been a good semester. I am sad thinking of it ending. The only thing that keeps a smile on my face is knowing that after a short winter break I will be back in the classrooms, hopefully the same ones.
