IM HAPPY. There's really no other way to explain how i feel these days. I just realized i havent posted in a month, my bad. So i started my student teaching semester on July 25th. I am now in my 4th week of student teaching with the kids. I LOVE IT! I immediately built a great rapport with my students and i adore them already. I have been doing really well in the program, and last week was AMAZING. I was helping a classmate revise his lesson plan and i said "Its better to have 3 or 4 pages with a crap load of annotations than a page or 2 and not know what to say when ur in front of the students". Little did i know my teacher was eves dropping and he responded with "mike, if i could take what you said just now and put it on a a banner, because that is absolutely true". This may not sound like a big deal, but it is. Im setting an example and setting a standard. The next day i get to school and the principal informed me that i am student teacher of the month. I deff didnt anticipate that, i dont feel like i was going above and beyond nor was i actually TRYING to get it. I was simply being myself and being the teacher i know how to be. It was such an amazing feeling. He congratulated me and told me to keep up the good work; im glad the principal is seeing my potential and is praising me on my good work. AN EVEN MORE AMAZING FEELING: Friday when i got to school after missing thursday (we have classes on thursday, so theres no student teaching) one of my 5th graders asked me where i was, i informed him i was in class all day yesterday, and with a sad face he says "well we missed you mr. bombela so please dont be absent again"....later that day after teaching my 5th graders a lesson i asked a student if she enjoyed the lesson and if she understood everything. she responded with "yes i did, it was fun because you taught today...you always make it fun mr. bombela"
This isnt to brag at all. Its simply me expressing that i cannot be happier with my career choice. I am doing very well in my student teaching and it has put me in such a happy place. The students give me energy at the end of the day when all i wanna do is lay down and sleep.
I ALMOST FORGOT. I am also one of the football coaches for our middle school football team. we are a small team, but my boys work their butts off. Being a coach has really helped me build my rapport with the students and to get my name out their letting my principal know i am dedicated to my students and my career.
This blog may not be very exciting to the readers, i have nothing negative to say. IM HAPPY!!!
