the month of February was an ominous month for me...after a few months of hiatus from the classroom world, a call from one friend lured me back to where i originally started out my journey after college - teaching! a very sad incident happened to one of the faculty members and she had to take a leave in order to recover from a devastating lost. i was given two months to take her place and continue the work of teaching the kids in their school.
at last...i taught my cup of tea...math! it was a breathe of fresh air for me and a challenge as well. the last time i taught math was when i was still a practice teacher and it was, if my memory serves me right, 3 years ago. my feelings were that of excitement and apprehension. i was excited because i could finally put into practice all the things that i had learned in college and in my masters degree classes. i was apprehensive because it will only be for two months and i had to learn the system in that school as quickly as possible so that the work left behind by my predecessor will not be stalled.
i was in a new, but not so hostile, environment. my previous teaching experience was in an exclusive school for boys, now, i'm in an exclusive school for girls...waaaaaa...a completely different environment! when i came in during the first day of that month, i was sweating a lot. i was a bundle of nerves as i carried out my lesson plan. the school principal, as well as the math coordinator, were part of my audience during that day. they observed how i handle my class and how i teach math to their students...were they impressed? i don't know. the only thing i know right now is that, as of the posting of this blog, i'm getting acquainted with the system and i pretty much enjoy it.
the students were well-mannered and obedient. i really didn't have any disciplinary problems during my first month in that school. hopefully as the school year ends, i won't have any problems with my students....
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