Hello everyone,
Last week, during one of the lessons that I observed, a particular Form 4 student was constantly disruptive. At one point the teacher told him, "Hawnhekk mhux qieghed id-dar ghand ommok!". This comment triggered the student to reproach; he pointed his finger at her and shouted, "Issemmix 'l ommi, fhimt, daqshekk!" The teacher retired in silence and after the lesson terminated she talked to him personally and I overheard him confessing that he had problems at home. The teacher apologized and assured him that she spoke generically without any intention of making him feel uneasy.

This episode struck me especially because the teacher apologized afterwards when she was talking to him alone. I kept on thinking and asking myself; if I find myself in the same situation, shall I apologize immediately and thus set and example to the other students that feeling sorry is not a cowardly thing or shall I imitate this teacher's handling of the situation?

The importance of Reflection

I have been staring at the blinking line for a couple of minutes now...Why am I finding it so hard to write something, to reflect on something? Now that I am actually thinking, I found the answer...I have never actually stopped to write down my reflections.

Last year, during my observations, the lecturers used to tell us to reflect on what we observe. But I used to ask myself: "Reflecting? Why reflecting?" But now, that I am writing for the first time on a blog, spending some time to think and reflect before writing, reflecting is important, and as a student teacher I should reflect more after each observation and in the near future, reflect after each lesson that I will be doing, in order to improve and change my teaching.

I was never in the habit of keeping a journal but I will take the advantage of this blog to start writing down and reflecting about my teaching observations and practices.

Daniela

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Welcome

Welcome to this Blog.
The scope of this Blog is for us to use collaboration tools, to share ideas, and most importantly to reflect about our teaching practices. The power of observation becomes extremely important especially when we teach. We need to observe ourselves, just as others observe us...how to improve? how to change? how to become universal learners with something to share with others... cause teachers, good teachers are universal learners with a little bit of extra knowledge which they are bound to share with the others. Ultimately we're all teachers, it's how much passion we put into our vocation that changes the way the profession is perceived.

Enjoy teaching! :)