In high school I was very active in student council, Murray County Leadership, and honors and AP classes. I have gone to a few Board of Education meetings before. However, going in with the eyes of a future teacher and educated on issues that are plaguing the American education system, was very thought-provoking. Before, I was very focused on my part of the meetings and what I was to accomplish at the meetings. This time I sat in the audience with the other teachers and parents. I found that I knew several of the faces that came to the meeting. Many were old teachers, adminastrators, or people from my community. Overall, it was a very welcoming and friendly community.
I went to the meeting on October 3, 2016. The Murray County Board of …show more content…
It was a very sociable environment, however, when the meeting began I quickly felt lost and confused. Everything went very swiftly. I could not tell when any decisions were made. I heard only ‘Yay and nay’, and then they moved on. Everything was read robotically and rushed. Honestly, if I was a new parent that had never gone to a meeting before, I would have felt baffled. I left without knowing more information about my community and the education system. I feel like Murray County Board of Education could make the meeting more welcoming for parents or other members of the community. As a future teacher, I heard a few things that I recognized from our class. Issues such as field trips, salary, and purchase orders were brought up. Many policies were passed. As always, I believed money was one of the most important topics at the meeting. In conclusion, I feel as if the meeting was very effective and the board made multiple important decisions for the education system, yet I also feel as if many of the decisions were already made and were not explained thoroughly. I understand that as a future teacher I will want to take part of these meetings so that I can stay educated on decisions that are being made. Going to this meeting was enlightening, and I look forward to experience
I went to the meeting on October 3, 2016. The Murray County Board of …show more content…
It was a very sociable environment, however, when the meeting began I quickly felt lost and confused. Everything went very swiftly. I could not tell when any decisions were made. I heard only ‘Yay and nay’, and then they moved on. Everything was read robotically and rushed. Honestly, if I was a new parent that had never gone to a meeting before, I would have felt baffled. I left without knowing more information about my community and the education system. I feel like Murray County Board of Education could make the meeting more welcoming for parents or other members of the community. As a future teacher, I heard a few things that I recognized from our class. Issues such as field trips, salary, and purchase orders were brought up. Many policies were passed. As always, I believed money was one of the most important topics at the meeting. In conclusion, I feel as if the meeting was very effective and the board made multiple important decisions for the education system, yet I also feel as if many of the decisions were already made and were not explained thoroughly. I understand that as a future teacher I will want to take part of these meetings so that I can stay educated on decisions that are being made. Going to this meeting was enlightening, and I look forward to experience