Final Exam- Part 3 "Reflection is Good for the Soul"

Over the course of the past two years I was blessed with a golden opportunity to be able to intern in a class room and get first hand experience. Not many people my age are able to say that. 

I've dreamed of becoming a teacher for as long as I can remember. When I was younger I would line up my stuffed animals and have "class" and I would teach them things out of my older brother's math work books. Still to this day, I have the same dream. 

On the first day of interning my first year, I was extremely nervous because I wasn't sure what to expect. I adapted very quickly and realized that my teaching abilities and qualities come naturally. I am 100% positive that I was born to be in a classroom teaching children. I couldn't imagine doing something else. After spending two years in a classroom getting first-hand experience I'm still sure that I want to be a teacher. I am just as enthusiastic about it as I was when I was having "class" with my stuffed animals. I feel incredibly comfortable in a classroom with 20 pairs of feet running around. Over the past two years I have learned many things. I have learned about things that I must do in a classroom and things that I should never do in a class room. I've learned that I can't wait to have my very own classroom. 

I brought closure to my classroom by talking to the students about growing up and moving on in their school career. I reminded them about the time when they we're about to start first grade and how nervous they were. After that, I read them a story called "First Day in First Grade" and it was about the journey of a young girls first day in the first grade. Then, I had them write advice to the future first graders about how first grade would be. Needless to say, they were very humorous and entertaining. 

I gave them a poem that read, "I'm glad I was your teacher, I've come to love you so. I can't believe the end is here. I hate to see you go. Remember all the fun we had in all the things we did, but most of all remember.. You're a very special kid!" I was very sad to leave my classroom because I have bonded and formed wonderful relationships and made unforgettable memories with them. They hold a very special place in my heart. I'm very proud of each and everyone of them on how much they've grown. This year's internship was truly a blessing. 

This was written in response to Mrs. Stevens' Blogger. 

Final Exam- Part 2

DRESS CODE FOR 2013-2014

1. Professional attire is required. This includes you ID and name badge. 

2. If you wear a t-shirt it has to be either one that we have provided for the interns this year or a site school t-shirt. 

3. Nice jeans or slacks are a must. No holes, rips or tears. 

4. ABSOLUTELY NO FACIAL PIERCINGS! 

5. No visible tattoos. 

6. Your body should be covered appropriately. No boobs, butt or belly. 

7. Have an appropriate hair style. Nothing dramatic.. This includes facial hair. 

Consequences:

If you can't abide by these rules at your field site, you won't be allowed to go. It is a privilege to be able to do this. If there are multiple offenses you will be banned from attending your site school. You are practicing to be in the professional world, please dress like it.  

This was written in response to Mrs. Stevens' Blogger.

Final Exam- Part 1

(1.8) Measurement. The student understands that time can be measured. The student uses time to describe and compare situations. The student is expected to:
                              (B) read time to the hour and half-hour using analog and digital clocks.

Here is a game that will help the student perfect and understand the art of telling time using an analog clock or digital clock. In this activity you choose whichever clock you want to work with then, you have to put the correct time on the clock to complete the activity.

This was written in response to Mrs. Stevens' Blog.

End of the Year 2012-2013

Thank a Teacher!

Dear Mrs. Akers,


Thank you for allowing be to be a part of your classroom this year. The things I have learned are not only things I will be able to use in my career but they are also life long lessons. I appreciate everything you've done for me over the course of the year. You students and I are beyond blessed to be able to call you our teacher. The passion you have for teaching is contagious and extremely inspirational. You've made such an impact on me and I'll be forever grateful. I hope to be half the teacher you are one day.


Love,

Shelly Mae Burnett

This was written in response to Mrs. Stevens' Blogger.

Parents

Teachers are professionals. They are professionals just like doctors and lawyers. In a way, teachers act as a doctor and/or lawyer in their everyday job. If a student gets a scrape on their knee at recess or in P.E., they bandage the child up and make sure they're alright. That's something a doctor would do, right? Lawyers give people and companies advice and tell them what they can and can't do in their everyday job. Well, doesn't a teacher do that on an everyday basis? Yes. Teachers are trained just like a doctor and a lawyer would be trained. They're trained on how to do their job and how to do it well. How do you think doctors or lawyers become professionals? They are taught by a teacher to do their job. So, yes. Teachers are professionals just as much as a doctor or lawyer.

I don't think it's okay for a parent to second guess or question a teacher's professional assessment of a situation. The parent should trust what the teacher has to say about a situation.

Students should always take responsibility for his or her actions. They are their own person and can make the decision between right and wrong. They are the person who decides to do what they choose to do.

Parents should not make excuses for their child. Making excuses for your child sets them up for bad habits in the future. I do not think it's acceptable or responsible for a parent to do this.

If a student does not take responsibility for their actions from the beginning of their school career, it is teaching them to blame other people for their actions. Instead of owning up to them and being responsible. This is also something that will set a student up for bad habits in the future.

A time I've failed in a situation and learned a lesson from it is when I've told a lie to my parent and got caught. I learned that I shouldn't have lied and I should've just told the truth. It would have saved me the guilt and trouble that I got into.

This is in response of Mrs. Stevens' Blogger.

Creativity Counts

Creativity is the use of the imagination or original ideas, especially in the production of an artistic work. 
Creativity matters in education because it is what keeps things from being boring. If you have a creative way of teaching, then the kids will be more involved and enjoy learning a lot more rather being bored with out creativity. When kids have the chance to be creative they will most likely enjoy working more, too. 

Creativity is lacking in our school systems. We can fix this by teaching the same things, just in different ways. It is really quite simple. Instead of just giving notes and a test, do a hands on activity. The chances of them remembering what they learned in the activity are far more greater than what they would be if they were just taking notes. Creativity is important and needs to be incorporated with how teachers teach their students. 

I wrote this in response to Mrs. Stevens Blog.