I’m starting to panic now, I think.
Tomorrow is my first day of teaching practice. I am trying to get a lesson plan done for my double class with the first years. A nice little topic – Separating Mixtures.
Problem is, the teacher has done all the teaching, and all I have to do is to revise the chapter tomorrow. Grand, says you, what is the problem there?
Well, I don’t know if the entire thing has been covered. I don’t know how well the students understand the topic. I don’t know if I do a really quick run through, because they know it all, or if I should spread it out over more than just tomorrow’s lessons.
I do know that you should always underestimate your students when teaching. It’s better to go through it slowly and make sure they all understand, rather than trying to cram too much into a lesson.
I guess I should take it easy. Plan for a certain amount, but don’t expect if you don’t get it covered.
Anyway, I can always ask the teacher in the morning, and revise my lesson plan. Roll on half past two! I’m dying to get started.