http://nationalworld.wordpress.com/2008/07/06/the-inevitable-impending-nervousness/ Music, Books, Movies, and My Life Sat, 14 Nov 2009 17:49:42 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 http://nationalworld.wordpress.com/2008/07/06/the-inevitable-impending-nervousness/#comment-45 Mike Bowen Mon, 07 Jul 2008 13:30:31 +0000 http://nationalworld.wordpress.com/?p=59#comment-45 You are over-analyzing it a lot, probably due to the "life or death" mentality that those TFA folks have. The students a) do not know the material and b) have no idea what is coming. As long as you don't shake violently or pass out, they will have no idea whether or not you are following the "plan." As long as you can maintain order, communicate your points clearly and effectively, and provide a framework that allows the material to make sense, you are in good shape. When all else fails, remember the words of Romeo Bliss - "They pay me to be here, you [the students, through tax-supported public education] pay to get in." You are over-analyzing it a lot, probably due to the “life or death” mentality that those TFA folks have. The students a) do not know the material and b) have no idea what is coming. As long as you don’t shake violently or pass out, they will have no idea whether or not you are following the “plan.” As long as you can maintain order, communicate your points clearly and effectively, and provide a framework that allows the material to make sense, you are in good shape. When all else fails, remember the words of Romeo Bliss – “They pay me to be here, you [the students, through tax-supported public education] pay to get in.”

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