Week's reflection

It was an exhausting week. While my second week of full-time teaching was easier in terms of classroom management, it was still just as hard in terms of lesson planning and implementation. I learned that there are so many things to think about and juggle throughout the course of the day. I think that is what makes teaching so exhausting, constantly planning, evaluating and coordinating situations and lessons. I finally felt like my place as the teacher clicked into place this week. I was feeling upset on Monday because it still felt like I was struggling to hold my place as the teacher in the room. I was feeling frustrated. But, somehow on Tuesday things started go more smoothly. I think that it helped that I consciously tried to not put extra pressure on myself to try to make things be perfect. I think that, as a result, I was able to relax a little bit more and this transition in my outlook allowed me to be a better teacher.