The Importance of Connection
I just finished teaching my first classes. I’ve been a substitute teacher before, I was a teaching assistant for a bit, and I’ve tutored one-on-one. However, I never created my own syllabus, designed activities and tasks, and taught my very own class before. I was nervous, for starters. I’m not sure there is a single educator who wasn’t nervous before their very first class. I was nervous before every class for about three weeks. Every time I stood before the class, I felt th