My advice to new student teachers would be to take every day as it comes. There will be great days, there will be good days, and there will be bad days. When each day is finished, think upon it and reflect why it went really well, just okay, poor etc. and remember that for the next day.
Also, my best memories of student teaching were having fun with the students. I have found the students don't have to have their heads pounded into the books all day to learn information. Just make sure you are having fun, and the students will soon follow.
Last bit of advice: I am one of the world's biggest procrastinators. I never had my lesson plans in 48 hours in advance because I always put it off; this made my life miserable.
After I started having my lesson plans in 48 hours in advance, it completely made my life easier. Instead of sitting in the library for hours upon hours trying to get five lessons around for the next day, I would only have to prepare for five lessons that were in the future so the pressure was less and I had more time to develop the lessons.
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Wow Jonathan! What great advice! You have progressed so well in the Professional Semester and I am very proud of your accomplishments. Remember...they are YOUR accomplishments; no one else's! Take care and best wishes for great things at Stroudsburg!
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