Looking back on the semester, and the year, I think my metaphor at the beginning of the semester was not such a bad one. Teaching requires a balance of theory and experience, and it takes time to feel comfortable and really do it well (consistently, anyway). It's about knowing your students, and more importantly, knowing how to reach your students and when your students need help. You've got to listen for the cues to adapt to their needs, because teaching is about them after all.
This semester's 488 work has been very rewarding for me. I was able to see the difficulties of teaching as well as the successes. I saw that I could in fact teach (and not terribly either), and I could see the things I need to work on as a teacher. I hope that next semester, as I student teach, I'll be able to remember these things and integrate them into my instruction.
Many thanks to my Jen, my teaching partner, and my CI!
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