I think it's only appropriate to talk about student teaching in this blog. I want everyone to know that I absolutely have been loving my experience at Field High School. I am learning and gaining so much from this experience. When I am in my classroom I am able to lead discussion, grade papers and dive into lessons. I have taught 2 lessons completely so far and have been very involved in others every time I am there. Taking everything in about the school has given me a better outlook on how my future might be shaped. I see how schools are run and how everything gets done. I have been watching other teachers as well and soaking everything in.
I do wish that KSU's teaching program would have gotten us into schools sooner. I have talked to many teachers over the past few months about my experience and they were shocked to learn that we had only been in the schools starting last year. I am not in anyway bashing our program, I just am learning so many more things by actually physically being in a classroom as opposed to just reading about it. I would be interested in seeing if anyone at KSU would actually consider placing education majors inside of a school somehow even earlier than Junior year. On a POSITIVE note, like I said, being in the classroom for hours has proven EXTREMELY beneficial. Learning things like, how to redirect lessons that are going poorly, treating students equally, interacting with students is truly something you can't learn from books, and I am learning so much just by being there. I can't wait to see how this unit turns out!
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That's awesome to hear about the time you're having at Field. It was interesting to see your presentation on Friday and compare it to what you have written here. A lot of teachers that I've spoken with have also commented on our experience in the schools. It will be interesting to see what will happen in the future.
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