1st Day of School!

Well, where to begin....
We rode to school with one of the parents of the students, which is also the husband of the guidance counselor. What a crazy drive through mountains. Thought I was going to get car sick! Got there fast though!!
The day started with 15 minutes of devotion to the lord and thanking him for all he has done for them. The day actually starts at 8:45. When I walked into the class the principal joined me. She looked around the room and the first grade teacher was no where to be found. So yes I was told that I was in charge for the day! Scared...yes I was!!!! It is scary to not haves plan or clue or any idea how to teach the students or even what to teach them! Some how managed to get through the day! Good thing I had previous experience in a first grade classroom so it helped so much!
Keeping the students under control is a little harder than I thought. I had one student who was yelling, hitting, not paying attention, climbing on top of the teachers desk, and running into the other classes and stealing there stuff. What an adventure! Not only was is it just one student but some of the other boys would follow in his steps. Mind you I had 12 boys and 2 girls!
Thankfully the other student teacher, Jenna was able to come into my class and help me! She is the physical education student teacher so at the end of the day we were able to go outside and play with jump ropes. Now, it may sound simple to play with the jump ropes, but let me tell you, to get the students to form a line is probably one of the hardest things I have had to do! The are all very self oriented and don't care what the other students think of them. So the students will be pushing, punching, and throwing rocks at each other just to be in line. Not very fun!
Although this experience may sound like a crazy nightmare, I think it was good for me to be thrown in this position. It made me realize how much I count on students to understand what I am telling them. It also makes me feel selfish in the ways the schools back home are ran. We are very fortunate for all we have!