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Hi everyone Today the day felt longer than yesterday. I went to the same Accounting teacher's class today for first period and I like the way the teacher uses a document camera to teach. It does however limit the teacher to staying in one certain part of the classroom, but it might be remedied by forcing oneself to walk around as well. I point this out as this specific class is where I will be teaching. I will have to navigate my way through not staying at one spot but also connecting with the learners while teaching the content.  I used an off period to work on another Math Lit lesson plan after which I went to a different Accounting teacher, I will call her Miss Rek, which gave me some different teaching techniques. She uses her laptop and projector to show the journals on the white board and then she fills them in using whiteboard parkers. This helps her to safe time and also enables her to stand in the middle of the class rather than at one side.  In my opinio...

Hi everyone Today was Day 2 of my school observation. I was in the staff room early and made myself a cup of coffee, this is nice not because of the coffee but then you get to greet the teachers and the principal always sees you. We students sit on the right hand side of the podium where the principal addresses the staff. It kind of feels like the naughty corner as we don't have a table yet but only chairs. I went to Accounting classes at Miss S most of the day and to one of Mr ML's classes at the end of the day. I was, and still am, a bit stressed about Accounting as I've never taught or learnt it in English. But the teacher is very relaxed, answers all of my questions and she's an amazing teacher. She has been teaching for several years now and the children love her. They enjoy her stories, participate in class and listens to her without her having to discipline them all the time. It was an absolute pleasure to be in her class today and I wish she was my te...

Hi everyone Today was my first day at the school where I do my practical. It is a bit hard to get back into routine. I had to get up at 05:30 to be at school 07:15. The teachers are all very friendly and welcoming. The liason teacher is very relaxed, which makes us all relaxed. We had a very relaxed first period where we had a lovely chat with the liason teacher sorting out some admin. The rest of the day I was in the class my Math Lit mentor teacher (Mr ML). I am very happy with this mentor teacher as I know him from my school observation. He has been teaching for a few years, I like the way he keeps discipline in his class without shouting and I feel I can learn a lot from him.  Mr ML taught all day and didn't treat this first day of school as the first day but as a normal school day. The children were calm and worked. Of course there were classes that talked constantly but never disruptive. The grade 9 Maths class were so quiet I thought something was wrong, as ...

Hi everyone My school practical starts tomorrow and I have no idea how to feel. I don't feel stressed but maybe I'll be more stressed as the time approaches for me to go to school. Today I thought I would share what I have packed in the bag that I will take to school with me every day. Any other suggestions are welcome, please leave a comment. Hand sanitiser  Wet wipes Examination pad Note book Flip file  Booklets for my mentor teachers Pencil bag Plastic water bottle that is BPA free (the school doesn't allow glass bottles) Some cash, no cards USB drive Tissues Lip ice Pocket mirror and lipstick Nail file I will try to post a daily blog of every school day from tomorrow and onwards. Please subscribe to this blog. Have a great day