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By Reassurance

You bring up some very good points. Unfortunately, I don't think it will all "just click". It takes hard work, planning, revising, etc. etc. But, that said, I think you can defnitely pull it off. It IS a BUSY, STRESSFUL,
FRUSTRATING time. It is also one of the most rewarding times. After you are finished your student teaching, you will step back, take a deep breath, and have time to think again. Then you will notice how much you have learned and how much more confident you have become. ALL teachers - even ones with YEARS of experience - have days where things just throw them off. I don't think anyone

can honestly say otherwise. Just think of all the responsibilities teachers have: planning, preparing, babysitting, teaching, disciplining, mursing, caring, correcting, interacting - the list goes ON and ON. It can't be ALL planned - it's just not possible.

I felt a LOT like you when I student taught. I planned and planned and went in feeling as prepared as possible. Then, I started carrying out my plans and ...uhoh...this isn't going so well... And it gets WORSE when you are student teaching because you are so busy you don't have time to think and reflect. Then you finish and can begin to make sense of everything you did and learned and what could have been better and what went perfectly. You won't realize it at the time of student teaching, but you are becoming a better teacher and a better person. I learned to look at the big picture instead of focusing only on the planning. You CAN do it.

When I took a home care course years ago, I was told that people can hear low tones better than high tones. Think of a loud car stereo - the bass carries more than the treble. So, instead of trying to make your voice louder when you are teaching, make it deeper. It seems to work for me.

Good luck! I suggest saying to yourself "I will complete my student teaching, get my degree and then see how I feel after summer." By then, you should feel more stable and confident about it. If not, then you can change your mind - what do you have to lose?