I got an email from my student teacher. I have to find a book to read aloud to the students..ahhh, too many choices and not enough time to actually read a book and critique it in time to respond to her. I wish she had told me about this beforehand then I would have read a few books over break. I probably should have read over break anyway, but I didn't, and now there is nothing I can do about it.
I have butterflies in my stomach.
I feel like how I felt when I performed for the first time at a Flags competition during my freshman year in high school. As we waited on deck to perform all that went through my head was, "Why did I choose to do this!? Can I get out now? Why am I here?"etc, etc...It was mess of mixed emotions and right now I feel like that about student teaching. Joining flags was probably one of the best choices in my life because it helped me break out of my shy shell and be more outgoing while learning how to dance and flag at the same time, so I'm thinking student teaching will bring something new out of me, too. The only thing is is that I'm shaking terribly in my boots and I'm going AAHHHH. These children's lives are in my hands to learn things they will use for the rest of their lives! Did you know one year of bad teaching can set a child back 3-4 years!
Tonight and tomorrow I will read through all my annotated bibliographies of children's books and hope to find one I can respond to my coordinating teacher for a read aloud book. As for now, I'm going to try and settle the butterflies in my stomach, because I still have another week before I actually start student teaching!
Take Care!
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