last community service and meeting

So today was my last day of school visits and it went really well. I was paired up with a slower student who was behind in the class and i felt as if i really helped him. His progress from when we first started at the begining of the semester up until now has made me feel as if he is making strides to get better. Although i dont think he will ever be the greatest writer in the world i think he is going to make strides in other areas. He is a shy boy but has opened up to me recently and i think that will continue. Small errors in his papers he has been catching and i think that he is going to figure out the language soon enough and become proficient in writing.
Overall the school experience was a success i learned alot about dealing with students on a daily basis and how a school is run as a whole and how much goes into it. I saw a bit of student teaching and veteran teaching as well which gave me a pretty well rounded experience.
My last meeting of the semester was a grade level meeting in which they discussed the previous years test scores in writing and how they are graded. There was much debate as to what needed to be emphasized and what was bringing the score down as no one had scored in the high profiecency. At one point a teacher made a comment saying "who cares about high proficency we just need them to be proficent". This bothered me because who wouldn't want to being out the best in all of their students. If they are on the boarder why not strive to get them to be better. All of these expierences were great in helping me get to the next level of teaching.
All that is left is to apply to the program. I hope you have enjoyed reading the blog, Luke