These last few weeks have been some of the toughest weeks I've ever been though. UCI school has picked up and I've begun to teach lessons at my observation placement. Writing lesson plans and learning what works and what does not in a classroom has been eye opening. I've had a few bad lessons and learning on the spot about classroom management and directing students has been exhausting. It's rough being the student teacher and not the real teacher and I've had to learn how to present myself as an authoritative figure that students need to listen to. Creating a lesson that successfully engaged the students wile also touching on state standards while also planning for every minute of the day is nearly impossible. I've had a few tears but also some really great teaching moments. I was able to reteach a lesson that went going so poorly my Mentor Teacher had to stop and discipline the students the first time I did it. It was incredibly discouraging that I was not ...