RubyG.Reflection

The teach-in was definitely better than i imagined it to be. I was nervous at first but once the workshops began, I was relaxed. We were prepared with all the materials needed for the workshop. In fact, we had extra materials at the end. Being a teacher is harder than i thought it would be. You need do have everyone doing something each minute in order to have them not fool around. At some points people didn’t have anything to do. Ex. When the chocolate on the pretzels weren’t dry, the wrappers had to wait. There are still some things I would’ve done differently.

Our second workshop was better than the first because we fixed our mistakes and we added more personal experiences, talking about our soup kitchens. We also could’ve cleaned the area as we went. I learned a lot during the process of the teach-in and I felt what it’s like to be a teacher. I think I am better at improvising and not reading from a script. It was also challenging to teach other people especially younger because they would joke around.

The set-up groups weren’t really that organized. I was a decorator and I found myself sitting. Altogether the assembly turned out to be entertaining but I would’ve liked to have done more decorations and taken it more seriously. Next year, the set-up groups should have more time and maybe something more creative.