Well, I have definitely had a good time with my field experience so far. I mean, I really can't complain; I haven't had anything thrown at me. I'm with Alyssa Wicklund over at Study Middle School, and she is an amazing teacher. She's been very helpful so far with getting me worked into her classes, and for the most part, she has a decent group of students. There are those few students who like to act out on a daily basis, but for the most part, they are well behaved.
Right now, I go there on Mondays and Fridays, which is a little awkward, because I'm there with them at the beginning of the week and then at the end of the week when they're wrapping things up that they started on Monday. This past Friday was a little different, because they mixed the schedule up a little to accomodate an assembly. I was able to work with students that are in her 2nd period, because they came to her class during her 5th period. They were extreme opposites of her 5th period class; they didn't want to stay in their seats, directions had to be repeated numerous times, etc. I was actually glad that I got the opportunity to observe the opposite end of the spectrum. Her other classes are so mild that I was beginning to wonder where all the energy had gone from the Middle School students of the world.
She wants me to do my teaching after M.A.P. testing, so that will be in April sometime. Until then, I will continue to work with the students in small groups and what not.
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I'm at Study as well. I'm with Janet Gagnon. I think it is really cool how they have their 6th grade language arts split up. Alyssa teaches the reading aspect and Janet teaches the writing aspect. I think that is awesome how the students get to experience a full class period focusing on reading and then a full class period focusing on writing.
that is a really neat idea....I wonder if the other middle schools do the same thing and if so, why is it only in the middle schools?
I like the idea of having the separate classes too. It allows the teachers to get a lot more accomplished in a single class period when all they have to focus on is reading.
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