WEEK THREE OF TEACHING PRACTICE

 

    

            After our university exams, we came back for teaching practice on 31st October 2023. On 1st November 2023,keralappiravi day was commemorated by a song sung by a student from 8 A. Unfortunately, no special programmes were conducted on that day. Also model exams started from Monday onwards in selected periods for 8th,9th and 10th classes. I had invigilation duty on all the days.

        On 31st, a student from my class was ill. He had severe stomach ache. So I accompanied him to the office, made arrangements for the child and inquired about his condition and his guardian was called for. I waited till the guardian took him to the hospital. He was sent with a first aid medicine. I understood that a teacher is not just someone who teaches textual material but also one who should look after their students and give them love, care and support.

    

           In my English classes, I realized that I have to make some changes to the lesson plan I made in advance of the class. During model reading, I urged my students to read after me loudly as they were all struggling to read in my earlier classes. Also this slight change in the lesson plan helped in preventing the students from getting distracted while I read. Now, they are able to focus on each and every word in the stanza. Each class and each student is different. A teacher must be capable of adopting new strategies to solve the issues faced while teaching a particular class.

        One of the remarkable experiences I had this week was getting invigilation duty. It was a challenge for me to maintain class decorum and prevent any form or cheating. I learned how to conduct anexam, how to stick to the time and have a keen eye over all the students taking the exam.