The Wonderful Whirlwind Begins
The past few weeks in my clinical placement has been an absolute whirlwind, but the best kind there could possibly be. The first few days of school are a wonderful, crazy, exciting, chaotic mess! I am so thankful I got to be there right in the thick of it all to really experience what it is like before I am given twenty two of my own little bodies to care for on the first day of school. The students have no idea where to go, who to ask for help, where to put their things, what their lunch number is, how to find their supplies, or how they are getting home. However, I experienced my CE fully embrace the craziness and calm the chaos with confidence. I was amazed at how she handled various situations and questions. She truly was an example of the professional teaching standard, "Teachers demonstrate leadership." I watched her fully hold her classroom together singlehandedly the entire first day. As soon as she put the last student on the bus that day, sh...