Blog 2 Posting (Based on prompt)

I am pretty sure I figured out how to fill out the tutor forms the way that the program wants me to... and even if not all of them are completed to the standards, I did multiple. :)  I do appreciate your offer to help with that, Molly.

 

My relationship with the students is a good one.  I can talk to them easily and they give feedback on their opinion about assignments and activities readily.  A couple of them seem to take more effort from the instructor to catch on, but there are 2 girls in both classes that do catch on very quickly.  Sometimes I worry that they will become bored with the instruction, but they usually don't seem to have too much time after the assignments and they do not seem to mind.  What do you think would be good strategies to push these students a little more without straining the other students too much?  They are helpful in assisting the other students in group work.

 

Asking questions and having a friendly, open demeanor has helped me to create relationships with the students in the classes I've observed.  How have you been able to get close to your students?

Blog 2

So I am not really sure what to post about.  Things with my PDS are going well.. while I am still unsure of the gas, I am trying not to stress about it anymore.  I'm sure something will work out eventually.

I enjoy spending time in front of the classroom with the students.. while my Education classes are frustrating, the time in front of the students at North Marion are keeping me inspired to keep at this.  It's not that the assignments are difficult or anything like that, the stress just comes from the inconsistencies with requirements for different teachers and the sometimes very ambiguous requirements for assignments.  Is this a concern for you as well?  Everyone that I have talked to so far, in our year throughout the program, shares this concern... some much more forcefully.  For me, this is a very big lesson in trying not to stress over what I do not know.  It just stinks because it seems like no matter how hard I try, I miss some point of the assignment or was completely unaware of another.  I just wish everything could be a little more clear. 

To anyone in the Tutor year reading, good luck with everything!  Please ask if you have questions, I know I've asked more than my fair share and I'm still coming up with more stumbling blocks.  I think part of it just takes knowing that we aren't alone in this, you know?