Refelction on Field #1

What:
Wow this week has been crazy, hectic and lots of fun. First of all I went through this week thinking crap how am I going to do this and at the same time thinking wow this is going to be so much fun! I went into field with my partner having all of this knowledge I'd learned in class! I expected I would know how to handle most situations and that the activities that I had come up with were extremely fun! Hahaha was I wrong. As soon as I walked into Mr. Kelly's class I froze, forgot what I was to say and do. However the next day it all came natural and I absolutely love it! I cannot wait to be a teacher. I had an opportunity to already teach a lesson this week and it was fun. It was an art project with leaves and making animals. I thought that the kids had fun and I realized what my future classroom would be like. Easy going, fun and structured. It defiantly helped with my confidence when the teacher complimented my classroom management skills.
SO what:
So now that I now what a "true" classroom is like I feel a lot more prepared for my own. I think that by me being able to watch another teacher use techniques and examples I can learn better. It seems as though there are many obstacles which I haven't thought about such as my team members other teachers and janitorial services. By doing my student teaching I hope that I can gain a better sense of communication. It is hard being with a partner in field because you both have great ideas that you want to try out, but you can only do one. You have to plan times to get together outside of class and other life schedules. For me this has shown to be a struggle. I enjoy my partner as a person but I know it would be hard as teachers.:) I'm hoping to gain a sense of "team work" which seems what some of the faculty in this school are lacking.
Now What:
I plan to go back this week and teacher 3 lessons by myself, math, social studies and a review for a test. I'm nervous but I definitely feel as though this will be a good oportunity for me to "shine". Also I'm trying to figure out how to use technology when it seems there aren't really reliable computers in this particular school. I'm hoping that also I can be a better teacher by being thrown into these situations where I'm required to think on my feet! It will be great!