foolfillment: the blog

Another day over, I am timetabled to have no spare periods on Thursdays but that didn’t work out today - one teacher was off so I wasn’t in one of his classes - so that I had time to prepare to take the other one of his I was supposed to be in. It was my suggestion.

Anyway, first period, I continued with the 3rd year GC class. Most of them finishing off the cut pyramid from yesterday, while others started on a cut cone. This is probably the toughest part of the course and they are coping admirably. Another few weeks on this and they’ll be sorted. Probably working on it until the Sept weekend then a little change after.
2nd period off to prepare then 3rd period with a 2nd year class. This is a sea change from my last placement. The amount of work done was incredible, no fuss they just got on and did what they were told. Quite remarkable.
Period 4 with the PCS class, continuing with the M&T joint, some of them are using far too much wood. Some will make a good job out of their first piece.
Period 5 with 4th years, kind of covering the absent teacher but not really as there are two classes working together in the library so it was just a supervising role with two other teachers there. Much of the time is spent battling with M$ Word.
Period 6, the lesson I offered to take myself. A covering teacher came along and sat in. I started them (1st Years) on isometric drawing, this is the first time they’d used instruments, and I think I introduced them well enough, but the exercise I chose didn’t suit them well. I should have done something on the board and worked through the drawing line by line, but some of them had started it yesterday so I thought it would be good to just let them get on with it. With a little more time for prep and some extra resources to show them how to use the boards and I think it would have een a much better lesson for them. On the other side I think I handled them very well. Even though i say it myself I thimk I presented it well and kept them on task as much as my lack of planning allowed.

Tomorrow, should be a short day, only three periods.

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