Practicum stuff

My mentor is very easy going. I've drawn some ideas from her about poetry. The classes have been doing a poetry unit and were just finishing it up when I got there. I coped a lot of her lessons yesterday, and think that I can make my unit plan about "Of Mice and Men" from the information I've pulled from them. I really got a lot of feedback from her, regarding administrative procedures and scheduling your class lessons. She tells me a lot of little hints that will save me time when I get into the classroom. For instance, a simple thing: on your tests, put a little crossout section for your letters to matching, so the students don't get confused on the letters they've already used. It's a big time, brain saver. She is leaving next year to go to law school, so she's talked a lot about that. I do want to teach more and am not sure if I will get to because she has changed the subject, I thought when I asked about it. For the most part, the students seem interested in learning in her class and love her, as a teacher.