I have learned a great deal from
my cooperating teachers during the past two and one-half years. This semester, in particular, I have learned
a great deal from my cooperating teacher, Mrs. Falcicchio. One of the most important things I have
learned from her is that, as a teacher, you have to be prepared for anything to happen
in the classroom.. While you may have one thing planned you have to make sure
you have backup lessons or ways to improvise if something goes wrong. Even though you cannot always be
prepared for everything that can occur, you must be able to think quickly on
your feet. If you cannot think quickly
and change direction quickly, it is possible that your students will get out of hand.
Have any of you experienced
situations in which your teachers showed that they were well prepared and able
to take full control? Have you seen the
opposite…………a situation where the teacher was not prepared, not flexible and lost
control of her/his class? How important do you think it is for a teacher to
always be flexible and be prepared?