School Placement

Placement was amazing! I was overswept by that feeling, that doesn't always happen - when you just walk in a place and feel instantly at home, you feel you can speak your mind, be yourself and feel comfortable in doing so. Full of people that love what they do - a pinnacle to their world, where their face lights up every time you ask, or they talk about it. Amazing kids, Amazing staff.

Now - I am the kind of person, I don't do paper. I don't do worksheets. Practical learning is the way forward, exciting learning, insteresting learning; for if you're not interested yourself, how can you expect the kids to be? And Bingo! Strategy is successful. However, I am not officially known as the masking tape queen - it is the way forward! So useful, in so many contexts (Yes I know - I am immensely cool..NOT!), but it was great for graphs nevertheless.

I even got onto teaching a whole class lesson. 30 year 6 kids (10-11 year olds) sat infront of your, staring as if you know everything a person could possibly know! I can tell you now - I certainly don't, but greek masks was something I could do. The kids worked so well, and were incredibily behaved. Lesson 1 - Success..so much for not needing to do this til Year 2.

I think the last line of my report pretty much sums up two weeks; "I am confident that Teoni will be an asset to the teaching profession once she has graduated. Well done!". It is nice to know that I've made a difference, even in that short time I was there ..Its like I've put my footprint on it, a stamp to say - I've been there.."I saw, I conquered, I came."

Maybe I could be a good teacher afterall?