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My First Week As A Teacher

My First Week As A Teacher On Wednesday, September 5th, I started my career as a teacher. It was a bit nerve-racking at first, but by Friday of that week, I found myself sad that the week was already over. With very large class sizes, I found myself to be a small presence in a very diverse, packed classroom. At first, I found this to be overwhelming . However, towards the end of first period, my jitters were calmed and I was ready to take on the challenge of making my presence , present. My classes are composed of 10th grade ELLs and freshmen students. What my students did not realize was that we were " one in the same. " It was my very first day navigating and being a member of the high school as well. Once I relayed this information to my students, the atmosphere in the classroom became much more comfortable as it became clear we were all going to get through this first day together. As day one of my first week came to an end, I found myself eager to get to