Having had Ofsted in last week, I really wasn't feeling in the mood to returning to teach at college today - all my enthusiastic energy seemed to have been drained from me.
Despite the first two hours of "prep time", where I had very little to do... because I'm already prepared; teaching today was an absolute delight!
The first session, ran smoothly, and everyone is really getting the hang of manipulating sound and hopefully it will result in us creating a really cool, thought out, podcast. The second session was a tad different, one of my students pulled me out at the start of the lesson to ask if she could spend the lesson creating a presentation to thank another member of the class for being so supportive. I figured, that this would be a great experience for the class, and of course agreed to let her do it.
With a little bit of help on the grammar she was ready to present what she had made infront of the whole class. I think everyone was taken back, particularly my ALS (teaching assistant) whose eyes were on the brim of crying! This class is *the* one which reminds me why I've wanted to be a teacher - even though they're a lower ability, they're so keen to learn, attentive and willing to accept anyone within their group. It makes me happy, and I wish many people (not just students)could see how they interact and take a leaf out of their book.
=D
Love always,
Bow x
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