The end of the term is in sight and I can’t help this sense that I just have to keep plugging away, it’s almost over. I can’t believe my first whole term of teaching is already almost finished! I still have loads to learn but I do also feel that I’m starting to settle in. I know what meetings to be in and when, which kids are in which classes, where to find various files, and who to speak to about various issues, etc.
Finding my feet in the classroom is slightly different – there’s no doubt that I’m more confident in there than I was in the first week, and that I have more of a clue in general. But there’s still a LONG way to go. I am still grasping that essential “scaffolding” skill. I am still grasping just HOW MUCH scaffolding my students need to get tasks done, and how to provide that scaffolding in such a way that I don’t feel like I’m doing all the thinking for them. I have a number of students who are much lower than I thought they would be in year seven, and find myself lacking skills that I need to teach them. I’m struggling with how to differentiate work, and how to manage a classroom when students are working at different paces. I have faith that all these skills will come in time, because I’m constantly thinking about them and taking advice from people who know better. I just wish I knew it all now!!
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