Week 12 Reflection

Well...as I was posting this last week my internet shut down and I lost everything that I had typed! Seems to fit well with how the rest of the week went though! I had quite the crazy week beginning with not feeling well on Monday and being unusually tired all day. I woke up Tuesday and realized that it would not be smart to try and go to the school. Luckily, I had all of my lesson plans ready for the week so it was easy for Mr. Stocking to cover them for me. We also had Wednesday off for veteran's day and this allowed me another day to start feeling better. I really needed the rest! Taking care of yourself is so important and too many student teachers seem to be learning that the hard way (including myself last yr.). Basically, this week taught me to make sure that I keep my priorities straight and remain flexible in my teaching and planning. You can never count on things running perfectly according to a set schedule and its important to adjust so that the students are not missing out. I've had a lot of thoughts as the semester wraps up about my teaching experiences here and I think i'll save those for my reflection on this past week!