Bring On Chapter 2

Wow, I cannot believe this quarter is over. The last 2 weeks feel like blur and I am not exactly sure where they went!
Kindergarten students rock! They are so much fun. My first class was well behaved and enjoyed all the activities I had planned for this morning. My second class was a little more rambunctious. I had to sit three students out during class for kicking the equipment, or fighting with each other over the equipment. Sitting student out is defiantly not my specialty, but it had to be done. Sometimes I feel awkward sitting students out when the cooperating teacher is there. It is like correcting a child when their parent is in the room, it just feels weird. The first class I had issues sitting kids out, but during the second class I did not even hesitate. The students were all in pretty good moods, and were all having lots of fun.
Not knowing the kids is sometimes frustrating. In the second class there was a boy who was participating in some off task behavior, so I told him to go sit out and he did not even look at me. I asked another student what his name was, and then used his name to try and sit him out. I could not get him to look at me, and then I realized that he was handicap or had some problems. I wish I would not have scolded him, because he cannot help what he is doing. I know this will not occur later on when I have my own class because I will know my students, but I just felt mean.
Overall, the last week of teaching went really well. I am having a great time, and the difference in my nerves from week 1 to week 10 is like night and day. When it was my turn to teach, I just jumped off the stage and was ready to go, no doubts or second thoughts about what I was about to teach. This class has defiantly improved my teaching skills, and my love for elementary school students. The flame of passion is being fanned, and is rapidly growing.