I spend most of my time talking to students. Aside from the regular class, we were also assigned to relief classes and usually we would get the classes that we did not teach so whenever I go to those classes, I would rarely sit on the teacher's chair. I would go around the class and talk to each students. Sometimes, I would just pull any chair and sit in their group, just to talk.
They were curious about many things and so they ask a lot of things. I didn't mind silly questions because I know that if I don't entertain those silly questions, they might ask someone who have very little knowledge on it. In the end, they would get wrong answers. Might as well entertain it right? I love it anyways. Being teenagers, they love it when someone understands them. Coming from experience, I know that these kids want attention even though they would never admit it,
You have no idea how close I am with them. The rest of the practicum teachers knew and they just let me be. Though some practicum teachers did warn me of being too close to with the students but I don't really mind it because I know the limit. I don't really care what people say because I was a high school student once and it changes me to the better when there was a teacher who understand and believe in me. I want to be that kind of teacher with those kids and so I gave a portion of my time to them because they need it.
Now that my practicum has ended, I feel like I want to stay longer. I trust that my students will be fine and I have faith that they will be grow up to be good people. I hope that my little effort to understand them changes their life to the better as how my own teacher helped me change.