“Wow!” That was the one of the greatest experiences I have ever had. I really loved going to that school every week to meet with those kids. I was in a sixth grade classroom at Jackson Middle School in Champlin. The teacher that I was working with is Terry Protivinsky; she has experience working at elementary schools and with the sixth grade. She is a language arts teacher so I witnessed a lot of talk about compare and contrast, and breaking down writing from the schools text books. The one disturbing thing that I noticed while working in the classroom was the amount of time we had to spend preparing for the MCA tests. Also I was worried about all the class time we spent getting ready for the MCA’s and district common assessments. A lot of time is spent on these standardized tests. I feel this time could be spent doing some other beneficial things.
But with those few negatives I learned some very valuable things. I was able to help a Para with a special education student. I had time working with the students one on one. I felt that I learned a lot doing that. I really enjoyed some of the classroom activities that I watched. One thing that I saw was karaoke singing during class. I thought, “What a great way to make kids open to communicate!” It was true the children would chat and share all class. I really learned a lot by that activity. I also saw that while being a teacher you are also a mentor by the way the students looked up to the Mrs. Protivinsky. I feel like this was a great experience. I really enjoyed this experience and I am glad that I have decided to go to school to be a teacher.
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