My Experience At Mckee Vocational And Technical High School

In my first reflection, I elaborated on my personal goals in relation to my experiences at Spelman College. I spoke about how those experiences have influenced my goals. Since then my goals have not changed, however I have become more determined to reach those goals. My overall determination stems from the fact that I am surrounded by a vast group of intelligent and talented women. My Spelman sisters push me to reach greater heights, and they encourage me to not just be mediocre. Therefore, the consistency of my goals, my influences to acquire my goals, and my aspiration to achieve my goals all contribute to my success at Spelman College thus far.

When I completed this lesson I actually felt I should re-think my decision to become an educator. Mrs. Anderson makes this job look easy. I had prepared my science lesson plan Monday and scheduled to start a 3-day lesson on Wednesday. I tried to keep my lesson close to the basal/textbook. I feel as though the students responded positively. They were responsible in raising their hands to answer questions. I had a note to “slow down” in my notes. This helped me pace my lesson appropriately. I felt confident….and then I did not! HOWEVER, this time I did not speed up my speaking and rush through the lesson as quickly as possible. I added a few examples that were not on my plan with the hopes to explain matter to the students and I believe that helped one or two students. I felt, as a class, we stayed on topic the entire class. There were a

Students who are becoming freshmen often ask “what’s it like to be in high school?” High school is not what you think. Freshmen don’t get pushed in lockers, there's not that one popular girl who shoves other students books out of their hands, and the cafeteria is not the most embarrassing place to be. High school is not an amicable. If you really think high school is a amicable place where students smile at each other, think again. Here is some advice from my high school experience.

Getting the ability to interview one of my past teachers was an awesome experience. I had the luxury of talking to one of my former high school teachers and Student Council advisor Tessa Gargano. We have a great reputation together and basically know each other like the backs of our hands.

From what I have been through, my current high school experience has not been meeting my expectations. After speaking with friends and parents, I believe that Archbishop Mitty High School can provide the experience that I am seeking. One aspect I am looking for is a larger campus, school community and a safer environment. I feel that the size and location of Archbishop Mitty will help enhance my learning experience. Something else I am looking for in my new high school experience is more school spirit and camaraderie. I have attended many sports events at Archbishop Mitty and I have thoroughly enjoyed the enthusiasm and spirit of the environment. One last reason is that I am looking for a school that can provide a larger class selection with

Last year, I joined Relay Tutor Corps not really knowing what to expect. Little did I know, it would change my life forever. Prior to attending Tulane, I had never considered teaching as a future career path. After taking a class with Dean Cross I became enthralled with public education in New Orleans. She was so passionate about education and the need to help change and fix certain components. Just a few short weeks into tutoring, I knew my vision for my future had changed. Every week I was eager to get in the classroom. With my 5th grade students, I immediately built a relationship. They learned to trust me and work with me. Together we were able to turn frustration into positive energy that went into their work. However, my 8th graders were

The end of my sophomore year I knew I was going to be a teacher. I wanted to major in Early Childhood Education. One of the main reasons that I wanted to major in Early Childhood was because of volunteering in the nurseries at my church. I have been working in the nurseries since the seventh grade and ever since making up my mind on becoming a teacher, this is what I strive for. Going into Teacher Cadet I obviously have had some experience with kids and teaching them, but once I stepped into Mrs. Gruber’s class everything changed. When you are a teacher if a child had a bad day you couldn’t ask the parents to speak with the child or send the child with their parents, like at church, you had to fix the problem and just deal with the student,

“Success isn’t just about what you accomplish in your life; it’s about what you inspire others to do.” Throughout my four years at Sartell High School, I have tried to do what I can to help others and inspire others to be better people and do great things. I have worked to do this through many aspects of my school life, whether it is through Student Council, on the soccer field, or in the classroom. I have also taken the time to mentor a student in Sartell Middle School through the Big Brothers Big Sisters program, and it not only made an impact on his life, but it also changed mine for the better. My experience as a mentor at Sartell Middle School has been long and enjoyable, and I believe that it has allowed me to grow into the person I am today.

In December of my freshman year, we moved into town and I transferred from Alisal High School to Everett Alvarez High School. I was confronted with a significant challenge that tested my ability to adapt to a new environment. The move had social and academic implications that I have confronted and gradually overcome. I know today that I am a better person for having gone through this challenge and that I am a resilient young woman. I am very proud to have overcome this challenge and now I am surrounded by great friends and have improved academically.

Spending time in Ms. Gibson’s 1st grade class at Birney Elementary School in the Long Beach Unified School District presented many fascinating learning opportunities. Prior to my experience at this school, review of the STAR report and the School Accountability Report provided interesting background information on the school. While background information set a certain expectation at a school level, it did not offer any insight into my classroom experience. Consequently, I did not have any expectations on what I would learn by working with an experienced educator. Even though I did not have any specific expectations, I did learn a few tips on classroom management and teaching that I plan to take forward. Additionally, my early fieldwork experience assisted in helping me discover my weakest areas in respect to teaching, to focus on in my education.

During my service learning hours I had the privilege to be part of Mrs. Martell’s kindergarten classroom. Since I am going for my degree in early childhood, the principle thought placing me in my area of interest would be just right. As I began to help out the teacher, I realized that she had been teaching for more than twenty years and thought she’d be perfect for my teacher interview. Mrs. Martell is a teacher at Cutler Ridge Elementary school, she has been teaching for twenty-four years at this same exact school and in the same exact classroom. She has always stayed in kindergarten grade level but is soon thinking about maybe trying a new grade level. She has obtained her masters degree in reading for kinder through twelfth grade. She always knew that working with children was her passion and loved helping them out in many areas. As I was interviewing her I truly noticed her love for the children’s mental, physical, intellectual, and emotional development. She not only cared about the work part, but also really cared about the entire child. As an educator for early childhood, that is an essential and critical thing to have. In her perspective, individualized teaching means teaching to children based on their needs. She understands that each child goes at their own pace, have different abilities and interests and tried her best to establish an atmosphere where each child has the ability to learn and be part of the activity. She has first hand experience on different

Cheryl Rhea of Hattieville, AR, a high school teacher, was asked if she liked her current career. She responded with “Yes, I love It!”. When asked if she enjoyed working in the high school, she replied with the same answer, “Yes, even more so!”. I then asked Mrs. Rhea what was her favorite part about her job. She replied with “I enjoy it all.” After I asked Mrs.Rhea about her favorite part of her job I then asked her what her least favorite part of her job. She replied with “Putting up with students that don’t do their work.” After a pause I asked her what made her want to be a teacher, she replied with “Honestly just to be off in the summer.” The next question I asked her was what is her biggest challenge working with students was and she replied with “Trying to get students on task.” I then asked her to explain what she meant by this. Mrs.Rhea then replied with “It could be anything, from a student not doing any work to two students talking.” Out of curiosity I asked if she had ever had to send the whole class to the office. She laughed and replied with “No.” I also asked at this time what kind of technology does it take to run the whole class.

As a soon to be teacher, you can learn a lot from this story. For example, when Mr. Clark runs out of the room and decides to quit. Thankfully his friend was there for him and was able to convince him to return to his job. She said those kids need you. Can you imagine what would have happened to those children if he did quit? I believe that those kids would have been another statistic in the making. This is very realistic for me because I am sure there will be days when I want to quit my job. But by working hard and feeling like I can make a difference in my students lives’ hopefully I can persevere. Life gets tough sometimes but we can have hope at the end of the tunnel. Not everything is going to become easy, especially your first year out

G. They feel that she needs to teach the curriculum. They have an impression that they won’t know anything after high school. In a way people are fearful for the challenges the kids may face. Although, they have good intentions they don’t need to worry. Ms. G knows what she is doing, and the kids are actually more intelligent for what is to come. They know what challenges they may face, and know how to get through them. Ms. G also teaches them, just in a way that they will retain it. She makes it enjoyable, which makes the kids want to learn. She gave the kids incentives sometimes, and this helped get the kids motivated. She got the kids to try, when before they gave up. The other teachers didn’t see the comfort and bliss she gave the kids. All that they say was her notes about what she was learning. They didn’t realize how beneficial this was to kids. Ms. G helped the kids more than anybody

I’ve never been good at saying goodbye. I knew that leaving a group of students I’ve worked side by side with for many months, wasn’t going to be easy. I participated in a work experience program in a Kindergarten classroom, four days a week during my senior year of high school. My last day at the elementary school was one of the most bittersweet feelings I have experienced in my life. Seeing the changes I had been a part of for a certain child, allowed me to gain confidence, appreciation, and strongly believe my decision to become a teacher was going to be the right one.