I must admit I'm very skeptical about this project. This class is specifically geared towards secondary ed students, and I don't understand why we are being sent to a day care facility. I want experience teaching the age level that I am preparing for, and I am definitely not planning on teaching preschoolers. I don't see what benefit this will have for me as a high school English teacher. Also, I have no idea how to create a lesson for this age group. I don't know what books they read or the kinds of questions that I can ask them about the reading. I'm just afraid that this is going to be a waste of my time.
Also, I have never taught a lesson before. I have completed two practicums; I was in a middle school class doing mainly observation and grading, and I was with an ESL teacher traveling from class to class working with small groups. I have never been in front of a group of students and taught, and quite honestly I'm terrified to try it. I know that I have the ability to be a great teacher, but my shyness and fear of judgement makes me hesitant to try. So, my fear of failing as a teacher and my lack of knowledge over what to teach makes this project very daunting.
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