Feeling more ready

I have been trying to let go of any fears and self-doubt I have. I decided I will do my best and hopefully everything will work out. I purchased from books to help get ideas and strategies for teaching. Of course I learned some in school, but it's more helpful to see examples of these things in use. Plus I've gotten some other great ideas.

Right now I am finishing up with classes. I have finals, a paper, a journal, a lesson plan, and a reflection left to turn in. I can't believe I am so close. I keep wonder if others have these different floods of emotion before they student teach?

Terrified of Failure

I decided to start this blog as a reflection of my feelings and experience. Plus I need to face all of fears I am dealing with right now.

I start student teaching in Jan. 2009. I will be working with 8th graders. I have been thinking about lesson plans a lot. I have written lots of lesson plans, so coming up with a daily plan doesn't seem too scary. Writing and teaching units is a bit intimidating, but I am sure that will come with practice. I am not too afraid of behavior because I haven't had any major issues so far. I must admit I am a little scared because I haven't had much practice with classroom management either. My biggest worry is that the kids will hate my lessons. Sure, I can plan lessons that I imagine are wonderful, but what if they don't think so? What if my cooperating teacher doesn't like my lessons? I have met him once, but I haven't had a chance to get to know him or his teaching style yet. I am sure I'll learn a great deal from him and feel better once I get the chance to see him teach regularly.