Before this experience I didn’t know how tiring it could be to actually be in the classroom. I noticed throughout the day that I would get really tired compared to most days. Managing a classroom takes a lot of effort and energy to produce an effective learning environment for the students. Before entering the classroom I thought it was going to be difficult to connect with the students, I was honestly very nervous on my first day. I was thinking “what if the kids don’t like me?” I was very curious on the types of behavior issues I was going to run into. I was most nervous about being in a kindergarten class since teaching kindergarten is not my first choice, I didn’t know what to expect or if I would enjoy it. I was thinking that if I don’t
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In the kindergarten class I felt there wasn’t as much depth to the lesson planning that I was able to experience. I’m sure Mrs. Bremner has in depth details to her lesson planning that I did not see, but I felt that that was one of the factors that I was not able to experience in depth. One other factor that I did not experience was working with a diverse classroom. Although the kindergarten class I was in had some students with different native languages, the ratio of Caucasian students to other nationalities was dominate. I feel that experiencing a classroom with diverse students would be good practice for planning lessons and managing the class with students who have different cultures and perspectives. This field experience opened my eyes to many tasks that come into play when teaching in a classroom, most importantly this field experience allowed me to see that I enjoy being in the classroom working with students and supporting them in their learning. After leaving on my last day the students wrote me letters and wanted to take pictures with me. It was heartwarming and made me feel like I have helped these students learn. This was the feeling I was expecting when leaving this class and I am glad I had the opportunity to experience working in a
In the kindergarten class I felt there wasn’t as much depth to the lesson planning that I was able to experience. I’m sure Mrs. Bremner has in depth details to her lesson planning that I did not see, but I felt that that was one of the factors that I was not able to experience in depth. One other factor that I did not experience was working with a diverse classroom. Although the kindergarten class I was in had some students with different native languages, the ratio of Caucasian students to other nationalities was dominate. I feel that experiencing a classroom with diverse students would be good practice for planning lessons and managing the class with students who have different cultures and perspectives. This field experience opened my eyes to many tasks that come into play when teaching in a classroom, most importantly this field experience allowed me to see that I enjoy being in the classroom working with students and supporting them in their learning. After leaving on my last day the students wrote me letters and wanted to take pictures with me. It was heartwarming and made me feel like I have helped these students learn. This was the feeling I was expecting when leaving this class and I am glad I had the opportunity to experience working in a