Dear Thomas,
How are you? I had my first day of teaching last Friday. I can’t wait to tell you about my day.
When I first entered the classroom, I saw that all the students were out of their seats so I yelled at them to sit down. They ignored me as they thought I was just a “teacher’s pet”, until the principal showed up behind me. The whole class immediately fell silent. The principal then introduced me to the class and went back to her office down the hall.
In class, I noticed that students were chatting, sleeping, eating, texting etc. No one was paying attention. So I stopped teaching. The students kept on doing their things and didn’t notice that until one girl raised her hand and asked me why I wasn’t teaching. She also said a lot about how it was my job to teach. I knew that a lecture wouldn’t work so I told them, “What I was just teaching would be in the exam. What I am going to teach in the next 20 minutes will be too.” They started paying attention right away. I think I’ll need to find another way to make them pay attention to my teaching. Should I let them take a 5-minute break? Why don’t you give me some suggestions?
I’m looking forward to receiving your letter and learning about your first day as a doctor too.
Best wishes,
Chris