When I first heard of the inSITE program, I was extremely excited about the different opportunities that this program would provide me in my journey to become a teacher. I expected the journey to be an easy one as I had some experience teaching and I was sure that I would not have much difficulty with the subject content. So I thought the main focus would be building relationships with students and creating a positive environment for learning. Over the course of the practicum, I have had to travel a long and difficult path in getting back my spark for the profession. The main challenge was (through some bad luck) not having the opportunity to continue with one set of students for my practicum. This meant that I was not building any rapport with any of the students and I would have to prove myself again and again in every class I teach. Time management was another issue that I have had to contend with especially in preparing lessons and dealing with university assignments. But this was a steep learning curve for me in the sense I have had the opportunity to see the profession from a casual teacher’s point of view.
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