Lesson Observation

I was observed teaching a lesson first thing this morning. I’d got it all planned the night before and just had to go into school, sync my laptop with the network and I’d be set. Planning on arriving at school a bit earlier to get everything sorted, I left the house five minutes earlier.

… which was a good thing since the centre of town had turned into a carpark. I sat for five minutes waiting for the traffic to move before giving up, turning around and going the long way up the motorway. I arrived a mere 15 minutes later than I should. This isn’t a problem since I normally arrive half an hour earlier than registration begins, so I can check my mail, faff about and make sure everything is OK.

The lesson went quite well, with the only downer being some kids pissing about on the Internet. I’ll keep a tally of them doing this next lesson and they can pay me back at break.

The lessons are getting better, most of the classes have calmed down enough that their brains start to turn on. Other kids are still taking the piss and I’ve got five after school detentions next week.

Next year I’ve got a lot of things I’m going to do right from the first lesson. This is one of those jobs where the training gives you a vague idea of what to do, but it’s not until your first proper year that it starts to sink in and make sense.

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