Jr. Field

This past week while everyone was enjoying their Spring Break I was bust doing my Jr. Field. Since I am going to be a Spanish teacher I was able to observe all different levels of Spanish. The first few days I sat there writing notes of little techniques the teacher used. He was amazing! I enjoyed the experience. The second day he asked me if I would like to teach a lesson and although I was terribly nervous I agreed. I was so nervous I barely are all week and I couldn't sleep. I would wake up speaking in Spanish and thinking of what I would do that day. The teacher I was observing introduced me to a lot of people and made me feel welcomed. So, Friday was coming up and on Thursday I was thinking to myself," maybe this isn't for me; it's so stressful and so much work." So, Friday came and although I was a nervous mess I got myself together and did it. It was the best feeling in the world, I felt comfortable after talking to the students. The lesson was all in Spanish and there was an article on Spanish weddings, we listened to a recording and answered questions. We also spoke about the kind of weddings the students would like and some of the answers brought humour to the class. The next class I taught was a little different, it was a Basic Conversation and we did a lot of grammar and vocabulary. I taught them how to conjugate Present AR-verbs. It was such a great feeling to be teaching someone else. I didn't think I would say this but...I MISS THEM! It is this priceless feeling to hear them say, " will you be back on Monday?" I wish I could be there! They made my day when they said, "we wish you could stay longer and you're so much fun." I actually wanted to cry! I know this is what I want to do and I know when I become a teacher it will be different because I will get to know my students from the start. I was intimidated by the students in the beginning and after teaching for five minutes we became friends. I loved it!