I didn't post last week because I was really irritated at my coworker. I honestly didn't want to blast her all over my blog because I was upset. I still am upset... but I think I'm over it a bit.
Well, this week, I started pulling back from teaching 4 periods to just one now. I'm still teaching my 7th graders Beowulf. We took our post-test this week. I am simply shocked and blown away. One of my students who completely failed the pre-test (and cried during the test) got 100%, even on the essay portion. I could have cried. This student reminds me of how I was in 7th grade. She's absolutely the cutest thing ever. She tries to hard in school. She talks a lot and loves a lot. I just love it.
I'm still dealing the one coworker that annoys me. She just talks and talks and talks and I just... can't relate to anything she talks about. She's inappropriate in the way she dresses around students. She talks about relationship issues at inappropriate times. I just don't want anything to do with her, but I work with her now. If I don't pray for her, no one will. So, I pray for her.
I realized how much my faith in Christ has really formed the way I teach. I guess that's just how Christ is within me.
That is awesome for your student. I was definitely that student in high school. I would cry, thinking that I didn't do well on a test, and then get the test back only to find out that I passed with flying colors. I hope that she gains some self-confidence more quickly than I did. It is really hard going through high school crying over test and thinking that you are not going to do well on them.
ReplyDeleteI will pray for you and your coworker. I hope that you can work things out quickly. I know how unpleasant it is to work with someone that has such a different view on life and what is appropriate than your own views.
I am SO happy for you and your student...it's great to see the students finally "get it". That's one of the reasons I want to be a teacher...I love seeing that moment on their faces.
ReplyDeleteHey I am so glad we got to hangout the other day and chat about student teaching, life, and all the good and bad crap that's going on. Reading your blogs, and seeing the attitude you have throughout it all is really awesome. I can't say you are a teacher in the making, because you are already a teacher. I wish you could see how awesome you are. I am always praying for you and for everything.
ReplyDeleteI love that your students grades improved that much. It is real assurance in your ability as a teacher, which I never doubt! As for you coworker... she is gone now and I know you have a new one. Be open to working with new people and remember who is the most important, the children. Love you!
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