This week was the start of our tutoring sessions at the nearby elementary school. I got my lesson plan ready (or so I thought); I had all my materials prepared; I got there 30 minutes before the actual time so I can set up my area...and I was nervous and excited all in the same time.

During the session I did not really know what I was doing. Our professor was assessing and making comments as we go along, so it made me more nervous. But at some point it just clicked in my head...I know I want to do well because this will be part of my grade for class, but more importantly I'm there to support my tutees (students that I'm tutoring) in their reading. We had to perform various assessments on the children and I was just excited to get to know my tutees better because the more I know about them, hopefully, the more I will be prepared to help them.

In the end, though I was stressed and anxious, I was excited to be with my students because we all benefit during this time so we want to do our best. Next week, we'll be conducting more assessments and now we need to incorporate state standard requirements into our lesson plans, which have to be as detailed as possible. This way if someone to take over my class, it would go smoothly with very little questions on the substitute. So, I'm hoping that I'll take what I learned from my experience and just grow from there...not be frustrated or feel inadequate but just to keep moving forward :) (I love Meet the Robinsons).