My Journey Into The Hopkins County Central High School

Passing over the threshold into the Hopkins County Central High School, it felt as if it was the inaugural day of school all over once more. Walking the halls of the very same school that I attended in years 2000-2004, brought back so many memories. Equally, I was walking down memory lane, I had to soon realize that now my character has changed. Today, I am walking as a soon to be a teacher. It felt so weird, being on the grownup side of life today, thus I stood face-to-face with a thought, “Are you certain this is what you desire to do?” Entering into Ms. Gilkey’s classroom, I felt the butterflies roam in my stomach. I still recall the tactile sensation of suspense, waiting for that 8:00 a.m. bell to ring. Looking around I began observing the students, as well as the reactions of the teacher. The kids were very talkative and had plenty of opinions to give. But really, what can you expect in a room full of twenty-one 9th grade Algebra students. To my surprise, there were more boys (13) in the classroom than girls (8). This was not always the case throughout my …show more content…
Gilkey’s shoes. She was going over the Algebra curriculum, instructing them to "Divide Real Numbers". With these students just coming from Middle School, I think that the curriculum was very effective. I definitely feel that the Ms. Gilkey demonstrated applied content knowledge in the classroom lesson. With loads of new technology in school nowadays, besides the chrome books, no one had to use the whiteboard anymore either. The whiteboard has been replaced with the smart board. Until this visit, I had never experienced a smart board. I think it worked out very well while Ms. Gilkey presented a math problem to the class. The use of a smartboard also allows students to interact and participate in the lesson. While observing the new technology, I feel that it is for the student 's advantage, and the teacher implemented it very