New Teacher in the Field

I want to share with you my first experience as a teacher in a classroom. 

As part of my technology class, I was asked to give a model lesson to twelfth graders. Needless to say, I was quite nervous since I have no previous experience and do not participate in immuney hora'a. The lesson took place at a school where the population is heterogeneous and some of the students present learning challenges. It was not meant to be an easy task. I had some concerns. First of all, this is a twelfth grade class and approaching them with no prior experience seemed to me like a complicated task. Secondly, I had heard that the learning environment was complex. thirdly, I had had no prior experience in standing before a classroom and here i was, asked to dive into the deep end of the pool. Despite all my concerns, the experience was strong and meaningful. I met some wonderful students who were curious and collaborative and even made me think about changing my final choice of school and age group that I would teach in the future. It made me rethink the problematics of pre-defining students. I believe that students evolve and develop depending on the teacher who stands before them. A teacher with no pre-concieved notions about his students, who creates a dialogue that respects and empowers the students will discover that his students are collaborative and motivated. Of course, this is a somewhat simplistic assessment based on a single lesson, but it certainly gave me motivation moving forward.