Student teaching has been great. For any aspiring teacher, student teaching is
the best experience to get a teacher prepared to have their own class. I have learned more about myself than
anything else during my time with Dan River High school and Forest Hills
Elementary. I have learned to manage a
classroom, handle students throughout a classroom setting, and work with other
teachers.
Going into my Master’s degree I was
not sure what to expect. I was not
completely sure whether I wanted to work with children for a living. I have gained great respect for teachers and
people who work with students all day. I
have grown a passion to teach students health and physical education. I have learned throughout the student
teaching that students like to learn in an environment that they feel
comfortable in and also feel as if their opinion is valued. I feel that I can provide that environment
for students on a daily basis.
I
could not have chosen a better set of host teachers and school placements. Both placements challenged me and both host
teachers helped me along the way with anything that I needed. Through them I learned that doing the bare
minimum is not acceptable for a teacher that is aspiring to be a great
teacher. Both my host teachers
demonstrated that work ethic when I went in to observe their classes and they
instilled and inspired me to be a great teacher.
Hopefully
I can get a call on a job soon. I am anxious
and looking forward to having my own classes and getting to work with
students. Not once during my placements
did I feel that I was doing a job. I had
fun coming to work every day and getting to know my students and help them
learn things about health and physical activity. I think the most strenuous part of student
teaching was writing the daily journal after each day of teaching. Of course lesson plans weren’t the most fun,
but it definitely prepared me for my classes.
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