Cam’s Ramblings

It’s been a while, but I just haven’t had the time!

I am a bit over two weeks into my official teaching career (to be honest it’s about 2.2, as I am one out of five days through my third week!), and am loving every moment. I’m yet to lose my voice, have lost my temper, have made many mistakes but am always learning from them.

My load is pretty much as it was when I received my timetable back in November, a few slight changes but nothing to worry about significantly.

So, where I am after two weeks? Well, I’m feeling under the pump to push my classes through the curriculum. Of my two year 11 classes, both will need some serious pushing, for very differant reasons. One group I am beginning to see quite clearly who is interested, keen and motivated, the other group is taking a little while longer to figure out. But I’m getting there.

As for my year 7s, well I feel like I am teaching two or three different curriculum. I had been following one roadmap I’d be been given, but a lot of the day to day classes I shouldcbe doing appear to be totally different. The important factor though, is that the ‘differant’ classes are the ones I should be doing, as they are what lead to the assessment tasks for this term. So tomorrow I launch into the official term 1 curriculum, after spending two weeks doing some background work. It puts me a little behind other classes, but I’m confidant of my ability to catch up.

In terms of ‘outside the classroom’, I am spending time most days in the yard, either on yard duty or just chatting to kids as I walk around to do my various little odd jobs. I’m getting to know a lot of my own students now, which was always a worry for me. I’ve expressed interest in being a part of a few other programs, debating in particular, so hopefully there will be some other avenues to get to know people.

Well its time for me to get back to work and plan the rest of my week… as a graduate teacher trying to adjust to full time work (from a life at uni), I’d like to think I’m doing pretty well. Many of the staff around here are telling me that too, so I s’pose they must be right.

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