Progress

So, lately I've been feeling like I lose it a lot in class. It's probably all just inside my head, but coming out of a lesson I usually feel flustered and stressed.

But then it was today and there was just a little hint of sunshine.

My co-op was not in the room for my lower section today. So I knew that I had to start, finish and teach the duration of the period without any mental or physical support. Perhaps it was that for the first time in a week, they were not doing group work, or perhaps because two of the key "active" students were not present, but I felt like I finally managed to get through the lesson without completely losing my mind.

Finishing the period, I felt a little overwhelmed, but mostly because someone unfamiliar to the building interrupted my class and asked me to call the office for her despite the fact that I was in the middle of teaching -- plus I still don't know the office extension. Whoops. Anyway, I was still a little -- oh I don't know -- worked up at the end of class, but I handled it much better, at least I thought so.

Like I said, my response and attitude in class is probably magnified by 100 in my head, but still, it was nice to see a bit of progress today. =)