This Is Just The Begining

After spending 2 full weeks in the classroom, I finally felt as though I was gaining a grasp on this whole student teaching thing. My sleep habits finally are now better, and I have figured out how to effectively use my time for blogging, lesson planning, and the other meetings I have to attend weekly. Things were great and I thought I would have smooth sailing for a couple of weeks. But as usual, I made a miscalculation along the way.

We had a our first seminar with our University Supervisor on Monday 08-29-11 at Whitehead Elementary School. The meeting was very informational and effective in developing ideas and concepts for starting our 2 week unit plans. We were able to gain some guidelines from the Foxfire Approaches. I felt very confident on the core practice that I had to present and I felt as though I also gained a lot of knowledge in regards to the other core practices that were presented.

So what is this title of this blog all about? It all boils down to a nine letter word, "portfolio". I am still slightly uneasy about having to do this large and tedious task. Above all of the nerves that I have, I know that the assignment will be complete by the time it is due. I have no doubt in my mind that I will do very well on ,my portfolio. It is just a matter of me pacing myself and not waiting until the last minute to start.

I feel as though I have so much to do in a short spand of time. It also feels like the more I feel as though I've grasped this whole student teaching thing, something else comes my way. This however, is the "Nature of the Beast". As educators we must never become comfortable with our jobs. Children, parents, administrators, and co-workers throw things our way daily. I've come to terms with this realization and although I've already completed 2 of my 13 weeks, I know that this is just the beginning.