Seeing myself
I have a student teacher now, and it’s scary, seeing my own difficulties with teaching and TPRS magnified. I watch her try to keep the instruction in French, and watch her forget to make the meaning clear. It’s beautiful French, but not comprehensible. I watch her introduce too many vocabulary words at once and watch the barometers tune out. I watch her riffing with the superstars, not checking comprehension with the rest of them.
Dang. I do all those things. But I also watch her improve instruction during the second section of the same class. I watch her complimenting kids for the good things they do. I watch her disciplining with a pleasant face. I hope I do those things, too.