Today the students took the exam with the half the questions that I helped Marla put on the test. I was a little disappointed to know that 3 students out of 29 failed. I felt almost guilty at first, almost like it was my fault they didn't do well. Marla and I discussed the questions and she decided to throw out two exam questions, both of which were not from the material I lectured on. After this experience I learned that no matter how hard I would have tried to make the questions clear to the students, I could not help that a few could not get the answers correct.
The lecture was about the subject of Childbirth, which I absolutely feel confident about! It was a great lecture. I used Marla's baby doll and her pretend pelvis to show fetal positions and I was able to use some great YouTube animated videos to show station, cardinal movements and birth. I think the students were very receptive. I still get very nervous at the beginning of the lecture. I am hoping this feeling will get better with time.
Yes Dinorah, the "stage fright" nervousness at the beginning of class will fade away and be only a memory (probably within your first year of full-time teaching). Sad that students sometimes fail, but it is a reality. And exam questions are REALLY hard to write - at least for me. Sounds like you did well. Keep up the good work!
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