MA Final Project

>I just completed my final project for the MA in Theatre Education this past week!
It was difficult because I have never actually taught in a classroom setting before and I have never actually taught drama, although I have been taking Drama and Education classes for the past 2 years! I was extremely unconfident about it!!
But...the kids were so great- I had to teach them for 7 hours a day, 5 days in a row!! Impossible for even a seasoned teacher to keep their attention for that amount of time! The first day I held their attention, I held it together and had everything perfectly planned. Second day, they saw through the cracks!! My energy level was low and they saw me flounder...this is my first time to teach this! That was the awesomeness of it- they saw me and I saw them...and when my advisor came to observe me on the last day of the workshop, every one of these kids stepped up to the plate and cooperated to their utmost! I was so GRATEFUL! They knew I was new at this and that I was getting a grade, so, in their own special way, they reached out to help ME! It was amazing, and I am grateful I got this opportunity to meet them!