I accepted a year long job as an ESL teacher for 2nd graders two weeks ago. I was really excited and nervous because never have I imagined I would get this job quickly. I am excited because I get to see the kids everyday and see them grow. I am substituting for 4 days Monday through Thursday which are really good days. I am bit still overwhelmed because I still haven't created a set schedule for the students, so basically the past few days I've been hoping that each day that passes goes by well.I teach about 11 groups for 30 minutes each. Therefore, I teach about 50 students in total throughout the day. I mean it took me awhile to learn their names and learn their personality. Each group is at a different English level, so I have to figure out what's best for each group. It's about to be the end 2017, and I feel like next year I will have everything figure out for each group. I am gaining an insight and experience on what's it like to be an ESL teacher teaching students whose English language is not as perfect. I am actually learning a lot to what the ESL students need.
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