I have had the great opportunity to go work at my old elementary school. It's been so much fun working with my old teachers and being able to watch them teach. I have had a few interesting experiences while being in the class room and seeing the class room from a different perpective.
One of the question that was asked for this blog post was "What developmental differences do you see in the children in the classroom?" I can now see even more how the cookie cutter plan of some schools and how they teach does not work for all students. One girl in my 2nd grade class comes to mind when I think of developmental differences. I wont use her name but she is the bottom of the class. She has not really learned her alphabet or how to write it. and she also has a hard time reading. This makes it hard for her to stay focused in class because she has the self perspective of " oh I can't do this" so she doesn't work. The teacher than gets frustrated becsue she distracts the other students and wont let them work. One thing I have also noticed is that the teacher has her do the same things another way. a way that she will understand it more. She is a more visual learner, she dosen't do well when it comes to lectures. I hope that when I become a teacher I can teach a students to the best of their ability. I want to be able to show them that it's okay to learn in different ways. This girl has gotten better at understanding that it's okay to be different and learn differently, it's gotten better. but there is still of work to do.
It;s a hard thing, being a teacher, but I am so grateful for all the teachers I have had. I am so glad for all the lessons they have taught me. I can never thank them enough!
