I must say, I came into this semester extremely nervous about my classes, as I have not taken many serious Education courses before. I am an English major and feel that my Education courses will vary drastically from the English courses I have taken (I don't even know how to write using the APA format!). And the first day in our EdPsych 401 class did not really help me feel anymore comfortable. Don't get me wrong, Brian seems like a great and personable guy, and, by reading my classmates' blogs, most everyone else in the class seems equally nervous about their futures in the class and beyond.
There are two things that I hope this class will help me with: my nervousness about getting in front of a class and teaching, as well as my apprehensions I have for my first-year of teaching, particularly regarding my responsibility as a teacher to my students. The first of these two worries is obvious, and I stated it in class the other day; I get rather nervous speaking in front of groups. One on one I am fine, but it is when I step up to give presentations and the like that I struggle with articulation and my confidence as a speaker. I know, however, that I will be a teacher, and that the bulk of a teacher's day is standing in front of others, giving lectures and instructing classwork. The second of my worries is the one that is just beginning to hit me as I enter the teaching program. Will I be a successful teacher? How will I ensure that I am successfully teaching my students what they need to learn? How can I best instill in my students ideas they may have never run across before? Hopefully, this class will present information to me regarding a child's learning processes that will help me better understand how students learn.
Well, that's all for now I guess. See you all tomorrow.
