THE END (of this step)

Being a teacher is not something simple. The degree goes beyond classes at the University, not just pass a number of credits and pass the course with a good mark. Being a teacher is a vocation, and being motivated and feel that passion that drives to all children have in front of  you are learning of the thing you are transmitting. 

The Practicum III is a time when we can experience up close what was within a class, although not being the tutor, in short, we can see if what we have chosen the profession to which we want to spend. It's also when all of the future teachers have the opportunity to put into practice what we have learned, to use different strategies that we have gained and the range of resources that we have and see if, with all this we are able to work with students contents and most importantly, able to ensure that internalize and learn.

These five weeks have been incredible. I have only nice words for School Folch i Torres, because the very first day all the members of this school behaved like a big family.

I learnt a lot of things, what to do and what not do, but I want work in your school Folch i Torres, and as the head teacher says if I could do a selection you will be in my list. Thank you, Jose Luis.

I just finished my last practice and it’s time to reflect on everything that happened during those five intense weeks. But before practices I wrote a letter of intentions aimed to achieve the objectives and now I make myself a self-evaluation to know if I have achieved.

• See and understand the reality of the classroom: Reach. I was able to participate in all courses Year 3 to Year 6 and saw how they were each and all of the students were. I mean, we've allowed 5 weeks.

• Having dealt with the specialist: Reach. I wanted to know how they think, how they felt with the educational system and how did he keep his motivation every day. Luckily I know everything I wanted.

• Know the functions of all school members: Reach. It takes a very strict control through a weekly curricular what to do every master, who would play yard, who is in charge of organizing the next event. In the staff room there is a panel where you can read what each teacher.

• See the connection between families with school: Reach. As I mentioned several times in my dairy, this school has a great bond with families and the school.

• Knowing the social center: Reach. It's not my neighborhood but I know they are middle class, but that has nothing to do with the behavior of students. For this reason I ask a question. Why do they always say that schools in outlying have some very troubled students? I think education should be taught at home and share it with the school. So, ¿Depending your neighborhood you are equally to be educated and / or respectful?.

• Know which method works best in the middle: Reach. This school works for thematic blocks. That is, continued work a theme and then later try if it doesn’t repeat it more depth. And it really works well in the center.

• Learn new methodologies: Not reached in English lessons but in others subjects yes. I saw the methodology of show the lesson plan of the day to the pupils, they like to know whole routine of the day.

• Teachers know what they think of the IT: Reach. They are glad and they were surprised that we didn’t know to use digital board.

• How can I use technologies in English lessons? : No reach. He hasn’t idea how to use a digital board.

• How can help the "special educators" if they don't speak English? : Reach.. Specialists are required. The problem is the number of specialists that we might even see the center. In my case there was only one, and came a few hours a week and she doesn’t speak English, and she can’t help.

Almost everyone I've reached my goals. The most important thing to me was to enrich the whole experience and so I think that is more than achieved.

In this document I wrote my strengths and weaknesses. I will check if I have used them or something instead I hurt my weak point. Having been working between classes helped me a lot, because it could be much more relaxed, was not new to me. Although I saw that students were older didn’t have much insight into the expression of spoken, written and emotional that my students who are 4 and 5 years old, but it was not a problem.

During these five weeks I have seen and decide the kind of teacher I want to be and I do not want to be.

 
I want to be (I’m) a vocational teacher, leading the work to be well prepared and dynamic. I want my students to be motivated with names and surnames not a list numbers. I would like to create links with them and their families. Being a tutor or specialist receptive and understanding. Trying to keep abreast of innovations. Able to speak clearly and explain my projects to management, advice and / or faculty.

But nothing would be a boring teacher, selfish, apathetic, discouraged, always working with the book and CD, disrespect, arriving late, etc..

Important things that I have to write:

• Last week, On Wednesday we went an extraordinary meeting, because Jose Luis went to the town hall because welfare cuts are acting now in this school. Result:  Next year will be only one line. When he said this was amazing all the teachers screaming. And shyly I asked: and the students, where will they go?? 125 pupils...bye bye?? This situation is incredible! 6 teachers bye bye too?? I don’t understand where is going our country.

• I have to say something about when a teacher has a maternity leave or a sick leave, last one referring to an operation, please if you know that you are going to take a leave, please write a letter for the substitute, because only you know pupils and the new teacher hasn't idea about how to do because he hasn't idea what was the last topic. We are teachers, and in my case is my vocation and we have to help each other, share information.

 “The only man who never makes a mistake is the man who never does anything.”
Theodore Roosevelt