Many people have mentioned that you like that I share my failures. It makes sense because we all like to see that others are human as well and (sometimes) fall flat on their face in class. See my previous #confessions here. So here are 10 trimester 1 #confessions.
- El Pingüino stopped making his rounds to English speakers in class soon after this post was published. As with many management techniques I was not consistent enough to make it work.
- I rarely plan our baile viernes in advance. Usually I pull up the playlist and let 1st hour pick the song of the day.
- A student made it through our Costa Rica/Robo en la Noche unit only to believe that the book took place in Puerto Rico.
- We did not do any free reading the last 3 weeks of the trimester. Both upper level classes were reading novels and I figured we all needed a little break.
- There was a two week struggle with a parent over 2 points lost on a late student assignment.
- When a student says something that is hilarious but inappropriate, I have to turn around so students can not see me secretly laughing. (I have a terrible poker face).
- I constantly mix up 2 girls names (even though I know both of them).
- When my throat hurt, novel chapters were read alone, with partners, or using the audio book.
- Now that I have a senior assistant, I do not know what I would do without her. She makes my bulletin boards, copies, cuts out manipulative and gives me another “adult” to joke with during Spanish 1.
- I rarely do something in class that was not created by someone else. (Hello Martina Bex units and novel teacher’s guides).
What are your confessions?
