☆Teacher training in the preschool☆

I have just finished my teacher training in the preschool. It was only 1 week, but I could learn lots of things from the experience.
Preschool is the start of school education. But I found there are many many differences between the preschool and the elementary school.So teachers' task in the preschool is widely different from the one of the elementary school.
The central part of the preschool is "Play". Children were playing from they came to the preschool to they went home. There are no class.
So it is one of the important task for the teachers to make prompt of children's play. Children begin their new play by themselves without teacher's advices. But if there were no prompt, it would be difficult for children to begin their new play. To make the prompt, teachers have to see childeren' s individual play and expect next day's play. And based on the expectations, teachers prepare many various material in the room and the outside to broaden their play.
It is uncertain expectations because children's play are change one after another, but it is essential to create a good play.
In contrast to the preschool, the central part of the elementary school is "Study" I think. It is a difference, but I think it is also important task for elementary school teachers to make prompt of students' study.

☆My Teacher Training☆

I did my Teacher Training in Niou elementary school. And I was assigned to the 2 nensei's class. The first day of the teacher training, I was very nervous, so I was thinking many many things on my way to the school. I have a lot of worries and expectations.
The same day, I met my students for the first time. I was so nervous but their smiles eased my tension. They looked happy to see us, so I became very happy to see them, too!! And they called me"Ayumi sensei!!" It was my first experience.I felt happy again.
The second week, I started to give lessons. My first class was Japanese. I spent lots of time to prepare for the class, but I could not do all things that I want to do in the class. After the class, I felt there were much room for improvement in my class. But I could also feel the pleasure of teaching.
From the day I was very busy, but I thought "I'll stick it out! " because I loved my students. Childlen were always full of vitality. I was encouraged by their smiles many many times.
In the elementary school, we have to teach all subjects. It was a difficult job for me. Because, I had almost no knowledge of Music, Art, and so on. So I have to read many various books to teach them. It was hard, but it was also fun for me.
Before the teacher training, I had thought that a good teacher is a teacher who could teach well.And I had also thought that teacher should forward the class smoothly.
But my ideas are changed through the teacher training. Now I think that a good teacher is a teacher who could think about children first and foremost. I thought that to cherish children is most important for teachers. And I also think a teacher should have the patience to wait. Sometimes it takes long time for the children to answer the question. But teacher should wait. I think the teacher who can wait is a good teacher.
And I also realized that good class is not a smooth class but a class that all children are thinking.It was difficult to make all children understood, but I thought that we could have all children thinking. I think it is a good class.
I could learn lots of things from the teacher training. I am thanking all my students very much!! They are my treasure. Thank you for precious time☆