My efforts into developing a PBL experience for my students for my work sample has taken on a completely different form. It is no lie that PBL is a difficult thing to implement in your classroom. What I had first thought of as a great and wonderful project is now seeking to place itself among the tenants of a unique and inspiring educational project. Where I thought I had aligned my goals has now turned into a catching-up process, and a deep-seated concern as to what my students will produce. In this project I have definitely bitten off more than I can chew.
Alas, the only thing I can do from here is to reflect on my experiences and better myself as a new teacher. I am fortunate to be able to go through this process. I still feel somewhat guilty, though. That this all was at the cost of 180 student's education. We shall see tomorrow when the presentations begin.
I am thinking of changing my PBL for this course to something different. Something that includes what i have learned so far in this process of development. This time, I will not start at full speed, but rather now I will go at a steady pace. A pace that demands careful thinking and planning. More on this in my next post...
