My reflections

On Wednesday, February 28, 2007, I wrote this:

Schools have targets and so do I! The following are my targets which I hope I can achieve at the end of my practicum:
1. Be more organized
2. Improve my interpersonal skills
3. Work more efficiently
4. Build up self-confidence
5. Have better time management
6. Be more focused

At the end of my practicum, I will come back to review these targets.

It had been almost 3 months since I finished my practicum. Guess it's time I do some reflection.

1. I think I was organized that 2 months. But I can't say that for now.

2. Erm I guess did not really improve because I'm still quite anti-social and find it hard to talk to some even though I trid hard to think of what to say to them. Guess my EQ failed because something happened which made Dear very unhappy with me.

3. Must admit that I am still not efficient. I take ages to complete a lesson plan - probably because I want to make my lesson as interesting as possible. However, I realized that an effective lesson is more important than an interesting lesson. No doubt that we need to inject fun into learning but what's fun when the students do not learn anything. Hahaha... I discovered it myself.

4. I guess I really built up my self confidence that 2 months. In the past, I am really afraid of doing 'presentations'. My biggest worry before the start of the practicum was that I cannot overcome the fear of teaching in front of the students and my mentor. But I was glad that all's well during that 2 months. The fact that having close to 80 students adoring you definitely makes my day no matter how talkative and naughty they had been.

5. Definitely failed at this because I spend all my time on doing lesson plans and neglected Dear. Learnt my lesson the hard way.

6. Was quire focused except on times whereby I am at a lost of how to deliver a lesson.

Yep :p The above is a reflection of my 'report card'.