gaining respect

In my observation today, I went over geography practice as usual but today I gave them their vocab quiz. It was pretty cool to see that I am gaining the respect of a teacher, not just one of them. They were quiet when I was talking and giving the quiz and they listen and take me seriously when I am up in front of the class teaching. As soon as I sit back down, they still see me as someone they can talk to, someone they can relate to. They tell me all these funny things like their cat's name or their favorite singer and so on. It's a fun place to be in. I'm not quite a teacher, but yet, I'm not a student either. I have the respect that I should have but they aren't afraid of me. I'm so excited!

Today they learned about flashcards. They try all a bunch of different study techniqes so that they can figure out what works for them and waht doesn't. Today we did flashcards, but a couple of weeks ago they used outlines. I like how they show different ways because they accept that people learn differently. Hopefully, by the end of the year, they will have their own way of studying.

On a side note, today was a student's birthday so we got BIRTHDAY TREATS! YAY!!!