Practicum Log Book

General Information:
Name: Matthew Fosen
Contact Information: (403) 892-3530 or mfostkd@gmail.com
School Administrator: Mr. Jamie Barfuss
School Name: Hill Spring School
School Address: Box 100. Hill Spring, AB. T0K 0K0
School Phone Number: 1-800-655-4991
Teacher Associate(s): Mrs. Vada Beazer and Mr. Tom Bennett
Grade(s): K-9
Location of Classroom(s): Gymnasium, Mrs. Beazers classroom (from main
entrance turn right, follow to corner, take corner and first door on the right), Mr.
Bennetts classroom (same instructions as above, but second door on right)
Brief Autobiography: After having taught martial arts at my own martial arts
school in North Vancouver, B.C. for almost fifteen years, an unfortunate accident
left me unable to continue in the martial arts, but my desire to teach and guide
young minds remained just as strong, if not stronger. Falling back on my Studio
Art and Drama diplomas, I enrolled at the University of Lethbridges Education
program to become a teacher. Teaching is my true passion, and I feel my
incredibly diverse, real-world experience makes me uniquely adaptable and
qualified to be an excellent teacher. I am bold and confident, easily able to speak
in front of groups of people and usually the first to volunteer for things. I feel my
biggest strength is my ability and desire to learn quickly and apply what I have
learned.
Brief Description of School and Class Organization, Seating Plan(s) (if
used): Hill Spring School is a small school, nestled into the foothills of the
mountains. The community is quiet and friendly. At the grade 6 level, there is a
very large influx of students from the Blood Reservation, which dramatically shifts
the dynamic of the school as two very different cultures come together in a close
space. The teachers, to their immense credit, go out of their way to help their
students and make sure they have every advantage learning can provide, overcoming any obstacles put before them. They have been an absolute inspiration in
my early school career. The classes are organized in varied patterns, depending
on the classroom. In Mr. Bennetts for example, he has tables, with wither 2 or 3

students to a table, depending on class and grade. Mrs. Beazers class has
traditional desks in rows. The Phys. Ed. Classes I teach start with students lining
up in the hallway, then heading into the gym to keep students organized and
focused. Its a very smart system. I have the opportunity to work with every grade
level in the school, and because of that (and combined with the fact that the
teachers have a policy of changing the seating plan monthly) I have left the
seating plans out.
Timetable: The timetable is provided on a separate page.

Monday, November 3rd, 2014

Class Taught: Art Option 6-9 (Double Period)

How I Felt: Caught a little off-guard. Was told I wouldnt be teaching this
class.
What Went Well: Came up with a lesson on the spot that was wellreceived.
What Went Poorly: Should have had something planned any way.
Improvement Plan: Always have something prepped.

Class Taught: Phys. Ed. K-2

How I Felt: In my element. Despite no martial arts, it was closer to my old

way of teaching than anything else so far.
What Went Well: Same rules for running a good TKD class applied.
What Went Poorly: Taught class as a reaction to an upset student that Mr.
Bennett was dealing with. Again, should have been pre-prepared, just in
case.
Improvement Plan: Make pre-plans when coming in to new situation. Even
if its not relevant to what is going on, it still moves the class forward, even
temporarily.

Tuesday, November 4th, 2014

Class Taught: Phys. Ed. 3-5

How I Felt: Basketball basics, which is my strongest sport. Use TKD

background to run class.
What Went Well: Great organization and student motivation in class.
What Went Poorly: Need better understanding of time schedule.
Improvement Plan: Get used to 45 minute classes with bumper time
needed at beginning and end of class.

Wednesday, November 5th, 2014

Class Taught: Math 4-5

How I Felt: First time teaching math; pretty nervous.

What Went Well: Students were excited about lesson (or at least new
teacher).
What Went Poorly: Spoke over their heads. Need to adjust language to
age level.
Improvement Plan: Alter language appropriately.

Class Taught: Art Option 6-9 (Double Period)

How I Felt: Prepared and confident.

What Went Well: Everything! Students enjoyed class and got a lot done.
What Went Poorly: Could have gone into more depth about the history of
the comic and cartoon form.
Improvement Plan: Was told after class of a massive change in the class,
will need to alter entire plan for new students.

Thursday, November 6th, 2014

Class Taught: Math 4-5

How I Felt: Still nervous. Math is not my strongest point.

What Went Well: Students liked the interactive white board lesson.
What Went Poorly: Time-management; still not used to 45 minute classes
with bumper time.
Improvement Plan: Keep better eye on clock.

Class Taught: Phys. Ed. K-2

How I Felt: Confident and energized.

What Went Well: Students demonstrated basic dribbling and passing skills
quickly and easily for their age level.
What Went Poorly: Might have moved through the different exercises too
fast; kids could definitely use more time to practice skills.
Improvement Plan: Less exercises, more time on each.

Friday, November 7th, 2014

Class Taught: Math 4-5

How I Felt: Still struggling with math. Feel there is a communication barrier
between me and students. Need to adjust thinking as well as language.
What Went Well: Students work hard and are doing their best to figure
everything out.
What Went Poorly: As above, need to change communication.
Improvement Plan: Simplify instructions in addition to language.

Wednesday, November 12th, 2014

Class Taught: Math 4-5

How I Felt: Getting a better handle on timing and communication.

What Went Well: Students worked through material quickly and
understood concepts.
What Went Poorly: Worried Im using too many different approaches to
learning. Students do not seem to be used to such variety.
Improvement Plan: Have regular activities that are done each day to
establish consistency.

Class Taught: Art Option 6-9 (Double Period)

How I Felt: A little nervous. Big influx of new students, half of whom dont
really want to be here.
What Went Well: Even those that didnt want to be here were working on
lesson.
What Went Poorly: 3 boys at back were barely involved. Tricky situation to
get them working and moving.
Improvement Plan: Go back to basic figure work and cartoons to give
students more tools to make comic panels with.

Class Taught: Phys. Ed. 3-5

How I Felt: At ease. Relaxed and ready.

What Went Well: Even the uncoordinated students were working well with
the ball.
What Went Poorly: Problem students acting up, taking time away from rest
of students.
Improvement Plan: Continue working with problem students to create
short-hand about their behavior to get them on track quickly.

Missed Thursday, November 13th, 2014 and Friday November 14th, 2014 due
to Father in hospital.

Monday, November 17th, 2014

Class Taught: Math 4-5

How I Felt: New plan worked well and boosted confidence.

What Went Well: Worksheet set was gradual and gave the students an
easy in to the more complex ideas.
What Went Poorly: Too much time on worksheets.
Improvement Plan: Integrate more games to show relevance for
students.

Class Taught: Science 6

How I Felt: First official class with the worst class the school has ever
had. Was worried they would eat me alive.
What Went Well: They needed a lot of time to settle down, but once they
did they were actually working.
What Went Poorly: A LOT of time on focus and classroom management.
Improvement Plan: Establish rules quickly and firmly; dont give students
any slack.

Class Taught: Science 6

How I Felt: Students lost it in this class. Science, social, then science
again in a different room put students off game.
What Went Well: Still got through bulk of lesson.
What Went Poorly: Had to give the students the talk after having just
given rules to them an hour and half before.
Improvement Plan: Continually explain and enforce the rules.

Tuesday November 18th, 2014

Class Taught: Math 4-5

How I Felt: Getting more comfortable teaching math.

What Went Well: Worksheet continues to keep students engaged.
What Went Poorly: Not enough time to for game chosen.
Improvement Plan: Plan for more time for computer learning.

Class Taught: Science 6

How I Felt: Expected the worst from the students based on day before.
What Went Well: Students surprised me and listened well and worked
hard.
What Went Poorly: Had I not had a double period, I would have run out of
material.
Improvement Plan: Have a back-up lesson in case material runs short.

Class Taught: Science 6

How I Felt: Surprised that the students needed less enforcement of

behavior.
What Went Well: Lesson from first period went over well with students
even in second period.
What Went Poorly: I feel the girls in the class are being punished
unnecessarily because of the boys bad behavior, even on good days.
Improvement Plan: Give class advantaged to students who are behaving
as more proof of reinforcing positive behavior.

Wednesday, November 19th, 2014

Class Taught: Math 4-5

How I Felt: Class was really hyped up and struggled with class
management. A first for these kids.
What Went Well: Students worked through material quickly, too quickly in
some cases.
What Went Poorly: Didnt demonstrate teaching skills to UC. Students got
through assignment too fast, which put off timing for rest of class.
Improvement Plan: More review at beginning of class.

Class Taught: Science 6

How I Felt: I felt ready for the lesson, and almost ready for the behavior
issues.
What Went Well: Got through material in double-period.

What Went Poorly: A lot of work on behavior again. It seems to be every

other day with these kids.
Improvement Plan: Consistency on behavior. Always. I almost feel like it
wont matter what I teach, because right now they need to learn to be
better students first before they can actually learn anything.

Class Taught: Science 6

How I Felt: Same as above.

What Went Well: Same as above.
What Went Poorly: Same as above.
Improvement Plan: Same as above.

Thursday, November 20th, 2014

Class Taught: Math 4-5

How I Felt: After being watched by UC, really focused on review.

What Went Well: Students got through review very quickly, and seemed to
help with worksheet work.
What Went Poorly: Probably too uniform now; I feel they are ready are for
more variety.
Improvement Plan: Bring in new aspects for class, but slowly so as not to
overwhelm the students.

Class Taught: Science 6

How I Felt: Exhausted. This class takes a lot out of me.

What Went Well: Discipline seems to be working and getting through to
students.
What Went Poorly: Still not happy about how much discipline I need to use
in this class.
Improvement Plan: Im not sure I can do anything differently at the
moment; these students need to learn good behavior: right now they are
poor influences on each other and those who are ready to learn.

Class Taught: Science 6

How I Felt: Same as above.

What Went Well: Same as above.

What Went Poorly: Same as above.
Improvement Plan: Same as above.

Friday, November 21st, 2014

Class Taught: Math 4-5

How I Felt: Getting more comfortable with subject and class.

What Went Well: Putting a deadline on the worksheet really got the
students working quickly on it.
What Went Poorly: A few students have tremendously slow work paces
and/or are frequently being distracted. Need to work more on focus and
discipline.
Improvement Plan: Help slow-moving students stay focused to get more
done.

Monday, November 24th, 2014

Class Taught: Math 4-5

How I Felt: Good; this is a great group of kids that make even difficult
subjects easy to work on.
What Went Well: Review was well received and activities seemed to hold
interest.
What Went Poorly: I think I give these kids too much slack due to them
being so well behaved. I should strengthen my boundaries.
Improvement Plan: Re-establish classroom rules and enforce them.

Class Taught: Art Option 6-9 (Double Period)

How I Felt: First time with 6-7s, including a lot of students who have no
interest in art. Laptop had died just before math so couldnt do
presentation.
What Went Well: Everyone was working and listening. And for this class, it
was pretty quiet.
What Went Poorly: Very hard to motivate the students who didnt want to
be there.

Improvement Plan: Like with grade 8-9, go back to basic figure and
shapes to flesh out the amount of stick figures present in comic strips.

Class Taught: Science 6

How I Felt: Mondays with this group are a mixed bag. Plus they are
expecting a new student mid-stream, which is going to disrupt and already
off-kilter class.
What Went Well: Videos and presentations are keeping students mostly
focused (for this class anyways)
What Went Poorly: Still struggling with constant behavior work. Its tiring
and a little discouraging.
Improvement Plan: I cant give up on them, or on the discipline, so being
vigilant about discipline continues to be the focus. Always trying new ways
to keep them on task.

Tuesday, November 25th, 2014

Class Taught: Math 4-5

How I Felt: Students are ready and willing to learn, so I enjoy this class
quite a bit.
What Went Well: Material still going over well. Students capable of
discussion about subject with decent insights.
What Went Poorly: Problem student in class seems to be having a bad
week, and is really acting out.
Improvement Plan: Keep on him, and make sure I have back-up activities
for students while I handle behavior problems.

Class Taught: Science 6

How I Felt: Still working on discipline. Still kind of dread teaching this
class.
What Went Well: New students arrival hasnt had a giant impact on class.
What Went Poorly: Non-readers in class didnt enjoy reading portion of
assignment.
Improvement Plan: More videos for the non-readers.

Class Taught: Phys. Ed. 3-5

How I Felt: Great group again. I enjoy not having to constantly worry about
discipline problems.
What Went Well: Class went quickly and the students were engaged all
the time.
What Went Poorly: Unfit students still struggle to keep up, not sure how to
get them to safely increase their efforts.
Improvement Plan: Find new activities that allow different effort levels and
still stay on task.

Wednesday, November 26th, 2014

Class Taught: Math 4-5

How I felt: Taking a big risk with a group project.

What Went Well: Students were engaged with project.
What Went Poorly: Students spent more time on designing poster than on
presenting information.
Improvement Plan: Give extra time at beginning of next class for the
students to focus on how to present information.

Class Taught: Art Option (double-period)

How I felt: Prepared and ready. I have a decent idea about the
performance level of this group.
What Went Well: Students worked quietly all class and even the students
who didnt want to be there worked without prompting.
What Went Poorly: Still a lot of lazy artists in the class who are
convinced they cant do better and dont try to put in the extra effort
needed to improve.
Improvement Plan: Next class allow more freedom in what the students
draw.

Class Taught: Science 6

How I felt: Behavior has taken a backslide as the students adjust to the
new student in class.
What Went Well: Timing of lesson and bells was bang on. Thats a good
start to the thing I struggle with the most overall.

What Went Poorly: Still way too much behavior work. Though even though
I feel like Im not getting through, marking their quiz showed that everyone
seems to be getting the material.
Improvement Plan: Hmmm stay the course. I have a feeling this
behavior problem is going to get worse before it gets better.

Class Taught: Phys. Ed 3-5

How I felt: Not doing basketball, and focusing on movement games

brought up the spirit of the class, who were largely bored with basketball.
What Went Well: Energy level was up in class. Games were well received.
What Went Poorly: Some games were too gamey. I get that its still
physical activity, but I feel there should be some more lesson in it.
Improvement Plan: Find a way to incorporate physical lessons (especially
teamwork and cooperation) into games.

Thursday, November 27th, 2014

Class Taught: Math 4-5

How I felt: Mixed bag. Huge meltdown from problem student, but rest of
class worked well and was on task.
What Went Well: Posters were good for grade level and time given.
What Went Poorly: Students understood the math, but explained it poorly
in presentations.
Improvement Plan: Problem student simply cannot work with others.
Misunderstand every single social cue and melts down because of it.

Class Taught: Phys. Ed. 8-9

How I felt: Was only told yesterday Id be taking over this class. Wasnt
overly worried though because the 8-9s are good kids.
What Went Well: Students got to work right away on 4 on 4 and played
well with minimal supervision needed (though still there).
What Went Poorly: A few students (strangely the same problem students
in my art classes) barely participated in basketball games. Other students
largely ignored their lack of interest and effort, but it was difficult to get
them to do anything.
Improvement Plan: Even though I wont have to teach this class again, if I
were to, Id get those non-motivated students to do alternate jobs for

games (referee, for example). Something less physical but keeping them
involved.

Class Taught: Science 6

How I felt: Ready to pull my hair out. New student is getting more
comfortable in school and is now acting out more than the rest of them.
What Went Well: Students did well on quiz again.
What Went Poorly: All this time on behavior has put behind my planners. I
had the timing for this class down better than any other, but this behavior
back slide has set everything back.
Improvement Plan: Less time on the fun final project I had planned and
more time on going through terms and concepts. Not that Im punishing
them, but I need them to get the basics before I can give them any sort of
creative freedom.

Class Taught: Phys. Ed 3-5

How I felt: Problem student continued his outbursts in this class. Im very
concerned that something has set him off outside of school for him to
behave this poorly.
What Went Well: Really got to work on teamwork in this class.
What Went Poorly: I had to sit the students down and give them the talk
because their teamwork was only extending as far as their social cliques.
Improvement Plan: Continue to emphasize the importance of working with
others, even (and especially) if they arent in your circle of friends.

Class Taught: Phys. Ed. K-2

How I felt: This class was so much fun. Several of the grade 9s came in to
help out, and I made them group leaders, which the other kids LOVED.
What Went Well: The grade 9s really stepped up as leaders and the little
kids were so enthralled to be playing with the big kids.
What Went Poorly: A couple of non-participant kids (I wasnt able to get
the full story on them; I was just told they werent participating)
Improvement Plan: Id like to do classes like this more often; leadership by
the grade 9s is a great skill for them and it really brings the school
together.

No classes Friday, November 28th, 2014. PLC day. Ended up unable to go due
to poor road conditions. Unsure if event was cancelled or not. Will find out
Monday.

*Note for this coming week: There will be no Phys. Ed. Classes as the whole
school will be using afternoons for practice for their Christmas recital. MY role will
shift from on-again, off-again teacher to assistant, since I wont be able to be
there for the entire rehearsal and performance.

Monday, December 1st, 2014

Class Taught: Math 4-5

How I felt: Review went great, kids really got the concept. Every member
of the class contributed to conversation.
What Went Well: Review went well, independent work was quiet and
focused.
What Went Poorly: Could have stretched the kids more in the learning. I
stuck with a lot of safe bets to make sure the slow kids in the class could
keep up.
Improvement Plan: Get independent work started quickly to spend more
time with problem students on level-based material.

Class Taught: Art 6-7

How I felt: My class was largely wasted on a group that had no desire to
learn.
What Went Well: There were a few students that actually tried to do the
assignment.
What Went Poorly: Almost exclusively off-topic conversation, minimal
effort and a great resistance to the ideas presented. All the discipline
problems I have with these kids in Science are intensified in this class,
especially after their SNIB class. I feel that focusing exclusively on
discipline defeats the point of art classes, where there should be freedom.
Improvement Plan: More structured exercise with less freedom to goof
off. Something that has a definite product and allows for little slacking off.

Class Taught: Science 6

How I felt: These kids continue to be a hair-pulling challenge, as

unfocused and unruly group as I ever seen.

What Went Well: After maintaining discipline for the first half of class, the
students were more focused to get through the material.
What Went Poorly: All this time on behavior has put behind my planners. I
had the timing for this class down better than any other, but this behavior
back slide has set everything back. (This is the same thing as last entry,
but it still applies)
Improvement Plan: Less time on the fun final project I had planned and
more time on going through terms and concepts. Not that Im punishing
them, but I need them to get the basics before I can give them any sort of
creative freedom. (This also still applies.)

Tuesday, December 2nd, 2014

Class Taught: Math 4-5

How I felt: Class was structured and organized. Things went well.
What Went Well: Students got a lot done and kept on task with little
prompting.
What Went Poorly: Not the most exciting of classes, but things needed to
get done.
Improvement Plan: Try to find a way to make book work more exciting.
Difficult to do since they are all working on separate levels, but some kind
of race or something.

Class Taught: Science 6

How I felt: Students were disorganized and rowdy, as always.

What Went Well: We did get the material covered and they did well on the
assessment.
What Went Poorly: Still spending way too much time on discipline just to
keep the class under control.
Improvement Plan: Expect less, I guess? Seriously though, the kids need
the discipline more than they need the science. They need to learn to
become good students before they can really learn anything.

Wednesday, December 3rd, 2014

Class Taught: Math 4-5

How I felt: Good and prepared. Plus the kids were ready and willing to
learn.
What Went Well: Got a lot done again today. The kids are really good at
keeping on task and working.
What Went Poorly: Again, Id have to say a lack of variety in tasks, but its
important that they get these work sheets done before the holiday break.
Improvement Plan: Striking a balance between getting necessary
assessment done (the green books) and new exciting activities.

Class Taught: Art 8-9

How I felt: Prepared, ready to go and right on top of my game.

What Went Well: The students, even the difficult ones, responded well to
the task and everyone was working!
What Went Poorly: This assignment could have easily been a 2+ week
assignment. As it is I will be giving Mr. Bennett a how-to sheet on
finishing the work so that everyone has more time to get it done.
Improvement Plan: The class went really well, they liked the assignment,
but like I said, I could have easily stretched this into 2 classes for them.

Class Taught: Science 6

How I felt: Ready for the struggle?
What Went Well: Students were surprisingly engaged in the discussion,
though it did get off-topic for a while, but I allowed it because at least they
were engaged.
What Went Poorly: We did get off topic so that put us behind.
Improvement Plan: More discussion, with the emphasis on on-task
discussion.

I did not make it to the School on Thursday, December 4th, 2014 due to hitting a
deer on the way to the school that morning.

Friday, December 5th, 2014

Class Taught: Math 4-5

How I felt: Eager to go, the kids were pumped up too.

What Went Well: The quiz was well received for its different format.
What Went Poorly: Not enough time at the end of the class for the video.
Improvement Plan: Kids need to transition more quickly between tasks. A
lot of foot dragging while they switch over.

Class Taught: Science 6

How I felt: Big review, worried the students wouldnt get it.
What Went Well: We got through all the material.
What Went Poorly: Almost zero effort on the quiz from the trouble-maker
students.
Improvement Plan: Not sure; I basically gave them the information and
they still dogged it. Keep trying new things until I find something that
motivates them.

Monday, December 8th, 2014

Class Taught: Math 4-5

How I felt: Prepared and ready.

What Went Well: The students, with one exception worked quickly and
quietly on their assignment.
What Went Poorly: One student was in full meltdown mode and was
literally crying over every single thing.
Improvement Plan: Consistent effort for the one problem student. His
behavioral issues can only be solved through consistent effort.

Class Taught: Art 6-7

How I felt: Doomed? Seriously though, I just braced for the worst, since it
was the problem group.
What Went Well: The students who were paying attention got the lesson
quickly and finished on time, including two of the students who was
frequently a problem student.
What Went Poorly: The noise level was constantly out of control, and the
other problem students were up to their usually shenanigans.
Improvement Plan: Real hard problem to balance; I cant give one on one
attention without letting the behavior get out of control, and I cant let the
behavior slip, which means less one on one.

Class Taught: Science 6

How I felt: After the art class and watching the Language arts class, I was
expecting the worst.
What Went Well: The discussion in class, after massive behavioral
adjustments
What Went Poorly: The kids were out of control to the point of being
mutinous.
Improvement Plan: Prison sentences? Kidding. Its just consistency and
never giving them an inch.

Tuesday, December 9th, 2014

Class Taught: Math 4-5

How I felt: Anticipating a behavior problem because there is a new person

in the class (my UC) and a change in time (which really sets them off their
routine).
What Went Well:
What Went Poorly:
Improvement Plan:

There was no Science class to teach today, as the grade 6-7s went to a skating
event.

Final comments: As Im sure you can see by the entries, and if you read my postclass reflections on my class planners, I had a lot of difficulty with the grade 6
class. Every teacher in the school said they were the worst class the school has
had in their 25 year history (lucky me!), and with the mid-season inclusion of a
new student, the hormonal-driven posturing was at an all-time high. That said, I
had some great moments from them, and in my own way, I will miss them. I feel
like it was difficult to truly assess these students, as it was cool for them to
deliberately not finish assignments and to be as disruptive as possible in class.
They would go out of their way to not learn. This made a straight-up assessment
of their abilities almost impossible, so I ended up having to read between the
lines quite a bit, and extrapolate what I saw they were capable of contrasted by
what I was seeing from them into a sort of Are they at least moving forward?
The grade 4-5s were the diametric opposite to the 6s, and with the exception of
one student with crippling emotional and social problems, were a delight to deal
with. They listened attentively, they participated and it gave me the freedom to do
more out-of-the-box learning with them, something I simply couldnt do with the

grade 6s for fear of disaster. As a result, it was much easier to assess the grade
4-5s, as I got to spend one on one time with them, got multiple formative and
summative assessment pieces from them, and really got to see them learn and
grow. As a result, I have a grading sheet for the grade 4-5s that is much more indepth then with the grade 6s. It is full of notes about their progress, and has a
much more informed view of their learning. By contrast, the grade 6 grading
sheet is pretty bare bones, because I dont feel it is fair to grade the students on
potential when they arent living up to it (and in fact doing the exact opposite).
Therefore I felt it was not fair to put formative assessments in place, because
almost the entire class would be Completely capable of doing the work (minus
the 2 non-readers and the 4 barely-readers) but is not applying themselves at
all. There would literally be one exception to that blanket assessment, and it
would stand out so sorely as to look like I was playing favorites. Which couldnt
be farther from the truth. 2 of my favorite students were two of the lowest
performing students in the class, and I put in the extra time and attention keeping
them on task and helping them read (in one of their cases) because I knew they
were capable of succeeding. Im not 100% sure what to write after this. I feel like
I have been told to write quite a lot in PS1, and it seems like I have been given
freedom to write what I think and feel, only to be told after the fact that is not what
was expected, so Im a bit at odds with what to conclude here. I guess Ill try to
sum up what I have learned, because thats the most important thing to me:
1. Its more important to create good learners than it is to teach information.
2. High-functioning students will disappoint you and low-functioning students
will surprise you, so be ready for anything.
3. No strategy survives the battlefield, and neither do lesson planners.
4. 6 weeks is way too short. I was just starting to get in the groove and its
over.
5. My idea of discipline from the martial arts, and the actual discipline of a
classroom are two wildly different things.
6. Always have a backup plan. Laptops will crash, deers will try to drive your
car.
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