A bit more about my traineeship…

I have to admit that during the first two classes I was a bit impressed (scared) about the students. The way they interrupted the class at any time and the way they look like made me feel like I was in the film ‘Dangerous Minds’ (only that Michelle Pfeiffer wasn’t there to save me). I remembered the way we used to treat replacement teachers when I was a student myself (some of them had to leave the class crying) and I had nightmares about some of my students challenging me in front of the class and not being able to keep my authority.

In fact, two of the kids challenged me twice during my second day and I wasn’t even conducting the class!

Also, as I was leaving the class after my second day of traineeship I saw a fight on the corridor. Núria and I tried to stop the two kids, but it was not easy. We had to grab them and separate them.

Fortunately I soon realised that things were not the way I had feared. These kids are normal and Núria has established a very good conduct pattern in the class. She knows how to manage them and they behave properly, they know what is not allowed in a class and they respond to instructions and to telling-off positively.

I think I was just oversensitive and also I wasn’t used to some of their manners. Probably they were also a bit excited about the new young teachers in the class.