wednesday

I woke up with a bit of a headache and Mikaela and Steph could see that I was "poorly" as Steph says. Our first lesson was on present perfect. Then we had a lesson on classroom management. Mikaela, Steph and I got split up in both of them. I admit we can be a little rowdy, but that's almost never until after we've done whatever work has been asked of us.
We went to Fresc Co for lunch. We thoroughly enjoyed our buffet. They have the best sorbet/soft serve. We also took a fair amount of fresh fruit with us, calling it the market.
Inside, I worked on my foods lesson for the day. At one point, I broke down and cried. I just really felt overwhelmed. How can I perform when I have so little confidence in myself after the 1/2 way meeting? Mikaela comforted me. I read her my lesson plan and she thought it sounded good.
Steph also tried to console me. I watched Dalia's lesson in a daze. There were only 2 students. Her teaching was bad enough to make me feel ok (awful but true).
I taught my lesson-- writing about your favorite food, a listening thing about eating insects, teaching food words-- how to cook, taste and texture. Then we played a guessing game and re-described our favorite foods using our new vocab. The students seemed to enjoy the class and I'd obsessed over the lesson enough that I felt really comfortable with it. When they left, Carlos said "this was a funny lesson!" He meant fun.
Geoff gave me a good critique. Dalia said it was my best lesson to date. On the way out, I told Geoff I liked his critique style and then ended up crying again. I was such a hot mess. Goodbye professionalism grade!!
I went home and got my laptop cord and then walked in the rain to Steph and Mikaela's. We worked on our 1-on-1 projects and I worked on my lesson for tomorrow. I left around midnight. Lots of people were out in the bars on my way home. I felt fairly safe even though it was late and dark. I stumbled into bed and slept through the whole night.