Three weeks are up!? What?! I cannot believe how fast the time has gone by!
I am so sad to leave these little guys!
The MOST CHALLENGING part of my field experience was probably just thinking about all of the assignments I will need to turn in once field is over!!! haha Field has been such a FABULOUS experience! :) It is fun to learn by doing! I have learned so much from my cooperating teacher and the students that I just couldn't have learned in our UVU classes. It was a challenge to be a sub for two days and handle all of the classroom management! I know that is something that just comes with experience, but I have learned some AWESOME techniques that have helped so much!
The GREATEST SUCCESS was definitely teaching our lessons! I felt so prepared and comfortable guiding the lessons and helping the students learn. I loved that feeling of reassurance that I am doing the right thing! I couldn't be happier about being an elementary school teacher! :) I loved being able to teach almost everyday with Makaila! Our cooperating teacher gave us so many opportunities to teach and grow! And I felt like that was an awesome success!
The ADVICE I would give to others going into field would be to go to bed early!!! :) haha You need lots of energy to keep up with those little munchkins! Sometimes it was hard to stay awake (especially this morning when I took two allergy pill and it made me drowsy! hahaha) so I would definitely recommend getting into a good routine of going to bed and waking up early! :) Also, ask your cooperating teacher lots of questions! They are so great to learn from and get ideas from! I LOVED my cooperating teacher!!!!
Rachel:
ReplyDeleteI'm glad to know you had such a great experience. I did too. Before field, I was still feeling unsure that this was the right path for me, but I loved it and definitely want to continue. I enjoyed it so much that I wish I could just stay and learn how to be a teacher in that class I've been in! So, you got to substitute and manage the whole class yourselves for two days? I'm sure that would give you some great experience. See you next week.
Rachel,
ReplyDeleteI also can't believe field is over already! I'm glad to hear that you and Makaila had a great experience and can't wait to hear all your stories in class next week! I agree that going to bed early and asking questions is great advice, it takes a lot of energy to keep up with 30 students but at the end of the day, it's so worth it! - Have a wonderful Thanksgiving (:
I can't believe you guys taught almost every day! What a huge workload, but a great experience I'm sure. And I agree...go to bed early! Haha I had to change my sleep schedule a little bit after the first week :) See you soon!
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