Here's a song that's been on my mind the past few weeks. Written by Chris Rice the song is about little Joe McGuffrey who experiences the difficulties related to a series of first days at school. If you search the song online, it's easy to discover probably only children younger than twelve listen to it, but I feel it's applicable as many of us are experience first days!
Metacognition
I haven't had the same experiences as Joe and I don't have a ton of medical bills, but I do have the realization that I have a lot to learn. I thought I knew enough about teaching and about life to "get-by", yet I'm realizing how little I really do know. Today, I realized that lesson plans really are useful and that more planning before class means there is a smaller chance of being caught off guard while in class.
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| Here's to a good practice round in the classroom! (The paper is one of my props from the degrees of disagreement I did a lesson about.) |
