Here I will share an experience with you girls. This happened to me during my practice period and reminded me why I decided once that I wanted to be a teacher.
During the observation period there was a boy who really called my attention from the very first day. He was always sitting at the back, without participating at all and whenever he was asked to answer a question by the teacher only silence was his response. He seemed to be very shy and having a vulnerable personality. Before starting my practice period I decided to talk to his teacher about him but the only response I had was: “He never studies, he fails in every subject, there’s nothing to be done” and here is when I thought let’s give it a try. I will do my best to help this boy and that is what I did.
He was the one to whom I paid more attention, whenever I explained something, an activity for example, while the others were solving it I went to his desk and explained it to him for a second time. In the first week there were no signs of improvement except the fact that he started to pay more attention to what we were doing, still unable to participate. But, in the second week, when I saw that he was starting to solve activities I started to call him, and he felt confident enough to raise his hand whenever we were correcting something or they were asked to participate. And he was doing well, he was able to solve every activity, at the end of each class he came to me and asked if I could explain to him what they had to do for the next class. He wanted to work and participate and feel part of the group.
The day of the exam came and, when correcting them, to my surprise he got a “very good indeed”. When the marks were read to the students by the teacher, something unexpected happened. I looked at him and he was crying. I couldn’t believe my eyes; I went to his desk and asked him what the problem was. He just cried and repeated: “I studied a lot”. “But come on” I told him. “You have only made a few mistakes, it is a high mark, why are you crying?” and the response was: “I had never got one of those, I thought I had failed”...
Future teachers: Never take the easy way out.
During the observation period there was a boy who really called my attention from the very first day. He was always sitting at the back, without participating at all and whenever he was asked to answer a question by the teacher only silence was his response. He seemed to be very shy and having a vulnerable personality. Before starting my practice period I decided to talk to his teacher about him but the only response I had was: “He never studies, he fails in every subject, there’s nothing to be done” and here is when I thought let’s give it a try. I will do my best to help this boy and that is what I did.
He was the one to whom I paid more attention, whenever I explained something, an activity for example, while the others were solving it I went to his desk and explained it to him for a second time. In the first week there were no signs of improvement except the fact that he started to pay more attention to what we were doing, still unable to participate. But, in the second week, when I saw that he was starting to solve activities I started to call him, and he felt confident enough to raise his hand whenever we were correcting something or they were asked to participate. And he was doing well, he was able to solve every activity, at the end of each class he came to me and asked if I could explain to him what they had to do for the next class. He wanted to work and participate and feel part of the group.
The day of the exam came and, when correcting them, to my surprise he got a “very good indeed”. When the marks were read to the students by the teacher, something unexpected happened. I looked at him and he was crying. I couldn’t believe my eyes; I went to his desk and asked him what the problem was. He just cried and repeated: “I studied a lot”. “But come on” I told him. “You have only made a few mistakes, it is a high mark, why are you crying?” and the response was: “I had never got one of those, I thought I had failed”...
Future teachers: Never take the easy way out.
How sweet! Thanks for sharing!
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