UAY

We did it!
Heck yes! I can honestly say that I was very nervous coming to class on Wednesday. I haven't worked with high school kids since my freshman year of college and I was extremely worried that I wasn't going to  be an effective teacher. The night before I was sitting in classroom management and I was trying to go over again in my head how to be a stern but effective teacher. It turned out to be a lot easier then that. I was just kind of surprised how naturally it came. I feel like the natural student - teacher relationship was just there and it wasn't something I had to really try for. I was very worried that I would have to prove myself to them and that didn't seem to be the case. I think the trading card activity was a good way to get the kids started. It got them brainstorm about their project. Initially, when I heard that I was going to get some of the middle schoolers, I was very worried because they seemed to be very vocal and energetic. I just wanted to be successful and I wanted to start building a positive relationship with them. However, combining the middle schoolers and the high schoolers was a great idea because the middle schoolers tried to harness their rambunctious selves to try to fit in with the high schoolers. Overall, I think the day went well. I found that the high schoolers varied in maturity and some kind of seemed like they held themselves in high regard. However, I do not foresee this being a problem. I think that I need to continue to be firm and am excited about the no cell phone policy. I also believe that I will try to have some points of discussion to talk about, so I can better get to know them. Cant wait for next week!