My whole experience shadowing and visiting and being immersed in this school has been nothing short of amazing. My community service I have begun with my host teacher and is a lot of fun. In this experience the students were writing in small groups and I was in charge of the kids who were a little slower and tended to get off task very easily. It was very hard and took a lot of energy and patience for me to put them in the right frame of mind to write and think creatively while also having a good time with them. Sometimes there was a need for me to be the "mean" teacher and I had to get a little attitude with them.
The second part of my community service after the students went to another teacher was to help my host teacher with a bulletin board. I really felt like i was part of the school community when i was doing this as other teachers passing by were talking to us and commenting on our board. It was a nice feeling to be a part of the school community even if its only for a short while.
I went to a board meeting the other day after a $14.00 parking tab a ride on New Jerseys finest roads the parkway and turnpike and an hour of driving I finally got there. This was a business meeting at the superintendents office to disscuss an audit and the governance of the district. There was a team for an outside auditor and a check list that was failed and needed improvement to regain goverence of the district from the state. This meeting all be it confusing was helpful in the way that I was able to see what is important to the board of education and how they work. There was no public participation but the board was very vocal and upset with the communication to the district from the state. That is all for now I will have more updates soon so check back as the semester comes to a close and my field experience is nearing it's end.
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I understand exactly where you're coming from. While I was shadowing I also helped students who were easily distracted and it wasn't easy but it was rewarding when I saw that they were getting the concepts and that they appreciated my help. I also enjoyed the feeling of a friendly teaching community such like you said with the bulletin board, this school is really a great place to work with for the curr 210 program.
I had some similar experiences helping students who didn't understand as easily or got off track easily. It was definitely a rewarding experience at First Avenue. I am extremely happy to have had time within the classroom and as for that 14.00, that stinks!
Yes, the whole experience was a life-changing thing. You have to be in it to LOVE it. I am so glad we are lucky enough to have this oppurtunity at our level in the sequence. Getting into a school system, even though it was a brief encounter, was a great experience, at least for us.
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