Although I wear a name tag, a button up shirt/slacks, and aspire to be a teacher in a classroom like this one day, I am still very much a student and a learner just like all of the English 12 students in class. I wasn't sure what to expect when coming back to high school, but I didn't think it would go like this. I was dreading the possibility of expectations of me to be a disciplinarian, sit in the back of the class--bored--or be expected to "sink or swim" as a pre-service educator. Well, Mr. S definitely flipped that script. Having the opportunity to be here in this English 12 class is helping me realize that I am going to learn just as much in these next ten weeks as all of the high school students whom I share desks with. We may have different goals at this point in time, but we are all here for a common purpose--learning. Mr. S is showing a healthy contrast to the tired classrooms of my high school and really presents all of the learners in this class with an opportunity to gain all that can be gained from his instruction. Week 1 for me and I am already learning about how I am going to develop my teaching style and you best believe that Mr. S' methodology will be incorporated often and with, hopefully, as much purpose and impact as he is getting across.
From spoken word poetry to start the class, SSR to keep our reading sharp, and multimedia instruction to keep everyone interested and our minds moving, I can confidently say that Mr. S is a pleasure to be observing and learning from. I cannot relay nearly enough how excited and fortunate I am to have been matched up with him for my pre-service teaching. I'm stoked.
From spoken word poetry to start the class, SSR to keep our reading sharp, and multimedia instruction to keep everyone interested and our minds moving, I can confidently say that Mr. S is a pleasure to be observing and learning from. I cannot relay nearly enough how excited and fortunate I am to have been matched up with him for my pre-service teaching. I'm stoked.