De-Base Teaching Methods

(I am just starting student teaching, and my lead teacher is giving me a task to complete.)

Teacher: “So I need you to go down to the basement and organize the materials by category.”

Me: “Okay, sure thing!”

Teacher: *leading me down to the basement* “Make sure you have your phone with you. I get really scared to stay down here by myself. I’m always afraid that a homeless person has broken in and is living down here.”

Me: “Oh, uh… okay.”

Teacher: *arrives at the basement* “Here we are! Oh, I can’t find the light switch. You can manage, right?” *leaves*

(And that was the start of a bad student teaching experience. Luckily I only had to stay there a few months!)