On Tuesday, I went to my primary care doctor who gave me the most wonderful shot in the world. He also gave me medicine to help with the nausea. You are now looking at one migraine free woman/teacher.
Teaching is a profession (yes, it IS a profession) that is tied ridiculously close to an individual's mood, health, heart, etc. I was miserable and as a result my classroom wasn't working the way I wanted it to. It couldn't. I was frustrated by my inability to function and was wondering how long I would have to come to school unable to be the teacher I wanted so much to be.
Yesterday was the first time that I felt like I was teaching since having my teeth removed. It was beautiful. Even in my third hour.
Rotations were on tap...something I haven't been able to do in awhile. We just finished the Odyssey and I wanted to wrap up on a good note. We needed to work in small groups on writing, they needed to work on their edublog project, as well as work on analyzing theme. Placing them in groups worked beautifully. We were able to have real conversations about what makes academic writing different, why it was necessary to stay focused and to provide examples, and why we should avoid writing the way we talk :) 9th graders were able to talk about academic writing, and it was awesome. Not perfect, but awesome!
What were the reasons for success?
1. My attitude. I wanted to be there and had the energy to TEACH
2. The students were engaged at each station
3. Small groups for writing instruction-SUCCESS
4. Structured freedom
5. New seating arrangement, which opened up the room and provided much needed SPACE
I'm not completely healed, and I still have a lot of work to do with my 3rd hour. However, I am thankful for the past two days and the progress that was made.
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