Makeup blog

So I lied. I didn't get a chance to come back and post my thoughts after the first day of club yesterday as I had planned. I know this is probably not a good sign for starting off the blog, but I got home pretty late and still had to finish reading the gigantic ELD articles for Urban Ed class and write and post my reading reflections online before bed, and also go to my friends', Eddie & Chelle, going away dinner between 8 & 10. By the end of the reading reflections, I was way too tired and grouchy to come back here and post any happy thoughts.

But late is still better than never, so this is the makeup part from yesterday.

I must confess, when the Club first started, I felt a little unsure about what was happening in terms of having 3 different teachers, myself included, in the classroom. There were moments within the first 10 to 20 minutes that I thought, and probably the other two also thought, our interactions and attempts to give directions all at the same time were a bit unsmooth. But as the time went on, we flowed better together.

As unfamiliar as the three of us teachers felt working together for the first time, I'm sure most students shared similar feelings. One student, however, was particularly shy. For whatever the reason, he was reluctant to participate in some of the activities. After talking to the other two teachers about his behaviors, we decided to give him a little time to get comfortable with the group and also give him more support. Overall, I think the first day went pretty well. I do sense that we might need to add a little more action into our lesson plans to make things more exciting. We'll see.