Today I had what could be classed as my first “bad” day at Penguin High. I had to teach a Year 7 class about classification, a lesson I had planned thoroughly. I had a lvoely snazzy interactive whiteboard activity, differentiated worksheets and lots of assessment for learning (AfL) opportunities. Shame the computer in the lab didn’t work and the class teacher didn’t warn me about the pupils! They were a nightmare, and I will hold my hands up and say I did not handle the sitaution well. I was just so overwhelmed by their misbehaviour. They were constantly talking and throwing things but I seemed more concerned with the fact I couldn’t get my lesson activity up! I felt so ashamed of myself, but the NQT’s told me they’d had bad lessons too and it was a fact of life. I have a feeling things may work out at Penguin High – let’s hope so!
