Tuesday, April 13, 2010
Day 12: Observed=Unnerved.
Actually the observation went well, but in some ways it felt like the scene in the movie where someone is drowning in a pool waving for help and the people on shore save back "hello." I'm glad that the external perception is that things are on track, but I'm not exactly loaded with confidence at this point. Teaching is a powerful learning experience, and I guess part of learning demands a level of self doubt. If one thinks they know it all they can't learn, but to build up to higher levels of learning, one needs to be sure in their footing and take risks on what they "know."
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You're probably exactly where you need to be: head down with your tail between your legs. I haven't done student teaching but in grad school that's where everyone was when they first started out at their placements. In fact the better the student, the more they felt like they were failing. Do you do SOAP notes? It's a process where you id what's going wrong, why, and what course of action you will take. It's actually pretty close to what you're doing here. I use the same concepts with what I do now as mom/home manager. I also prayed like crazy every morning for wisdom, insight and that these kids miraculously wouldn't suffer because I was their SLP.
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