Comments on: Where do I begin http://florencehulihee.com/?p=64 Learning my way in my 2nd year of teaching. Fri, 23 Jul 2010 07:40:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: My adventures as a new teacher » Blog Archive » My first observation http://florencehulihee.com/?p=64&cpage=1#comment-40 My adventures as a new teacher » Blog Archive » My first observation Wed, 21 Oct 2009 03:16:17 +0000 http://florencehulihee.com/?p=64#comment-40 [...] to address the national standards and I was having trouble with them.  I talked about this in a previous post and I was whining about how I don’t get all deep and philosophical about myself and my [...] [...] to address the national standards and I was having trouble with them.  I talked about this in a previous post and I was whining about how I don’t get all deep and philosophical about myself and my [...]

]]> By: Chinaren http://florencehulihee.com/?p=64&cpage=1#comment-38 Chinaren Sun, 18 Oct 2009 10:34:53 +0000 http://florencehulihee.com/?p=64#comment-38 You simply need to consider your progress as a measurable to start with. Say: Student X has learned this much, is on time, completes their work and so on. That should give you a place to begin. Secondly, you're not only a scientist but a teacher. Teachers need to deal with the personalities of students. It's your job to know your kids and understand how they're doing just as much as lesson prep is! You just have to adapt. And I'm sure you DO deal in thinking! Keep at it, you'll get the hang. :) You simply need to consider your progress as a measurable to start with. Say: Student X has learned this much, is on time, completes their work and so on. That should give you a place to begin.

Secondly, you’re not only a scientist but a teacher. Teachers need to deal with the personalities of students. It’s your job to know your kids and understand how they’re doing just as much as lesson prep is!

You just have to adapt. And I’m sure you DO deal in thinking!

Keep at it, you’ll get the hang. :)

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