So I’m going into practicum next week, teaching 1st grade. I am seriously so nervous that the students are just going to look at me like I am crazy since I’m not their normal teacher and I’m not even really a teacher at all. Ugh. I don’t know what to do! And won’t the lead teacher feel weird having an inexperienced college student playing pretend teacher in her classroom?? I am too nervous. Too too nervous.

I hope it went well!

Everyone has to go into practicum and everyone is nervous.  The associate teacher you were working with also had to do a practicum before they became a teacher.  The students are usually happy to have another teacher with them (particularly younger grades) and/or don’t care (most older grades).

If you take it one step at a time and try your best, you should be able to work through anything that comes your way.

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