Week 16: I'm not going to cry

Week 16
Date: Monday, November 4th to Thursday, November 7th, 2019
Topic: symbols delivery, food sharing, agape, final day ☹️

     Well... Everything, definitely, has an end. Although this was my last week in my practicum process, I felt like it is not. I still have to come the next week to some educative chores, that's a teacher life, and I like it. On Monday I didn't come because it was holiday but, on Thursday, I was with my teacher's group sharing some good moment with food, games, and activities, there was also time for reflection and "thanksgiving" space where students shared their learnings regarding the human and academic. I think these moments allow everyone to know how far we've gone along this semester, and academic year as well, knowing our advances, not only in the academic part but spiritual and human too.

     My teacher and I designed some diplomas too, in order to give them to each student who successfully completed the English course.

     This has been a semester, and also a year, full of emotions and situations in which I'd learned that being a teacher is not only a matter of share knowledge about English or Spanish, grammar or how to write essays, Future Simple or Conditionals, but also a matter of being an advisor, a friend, a human being. A teacher has to be commited with its goals, vocation is really important because you can face any kind of situation that requires social abilities, love, patience, active listening, and tolerance. This year of practicum has opened not only my eyes but my soul, making me really love what I've chosen for my life, helping others and sharing my knowledge, my spirit, my joy, my good attitude against life, my life. I really love being a teacher, being a human being.

Diploma given to each student for completing English course.

This is what my students think about classes.

Activities and games are the key for a great class.

Week 15: end is coming

Week 15
Date: Monday, October 28th to Thursday, October 31st, 2019
Topic: Pre service teachers meeting & vocabulary review activities

     This week was kind of weird, full of feelings. On Monday I went to the third pre service teachers meeting and we did an activity about Multiple Intelligences, nothing new, However, on Thursday, my teacher asked me to prepare some activities for students about the units we have seen through this semester, a lot of vocabulary was on them. I decide to play charades and students really liked the game. One half of the class was about doing an activity that gave a bonus for the final grade of the semester and the other half was about playing the game. Broadly, it was a good day but students knew that my practicum process was getting to its end, so they started sharing some feelings about our experience, me as teacher, they as my students. Moreover, my teacher started giving them the final grades in English, so there was a lot of emotions, tears, smiles, sadness, and joy. 

     A lot of students came to me to ask me about a rising in their grades. Of course, I couldn't do anything and, if I could, I have not had done anything because there was a lot of bonus activities for them and they did not take an advantage of that. Well, I realized that students work on their tasks if one as teacher bring dynamic and funny activities, classes, and topics, morevoer, if one as teacher listen to them and has a lot of energy and enjoyment in every class, they start engaging into their learning process.