Today is my third day at Roger Williams Middle School, and I am having so much fun. The teacher Ms. Healey is unbelievably nice and I love the way she handles her classroom. The children in this classroom are extremely nice and love when I come every Wednesday. Some of the children are a little tough but want the help and they won’t refuse it. Today in class they are reading a new story in their literature books. In her reading lessons she chooses one child at a time to read a paragraph, and not one child has refused to read. In the reading she relates the main idea to everyday circumstances so that the children understand it a little better.
My last visit here was a little rough for me it was the week before thanksgiving and the children were writing a 3 page essay about what they were thankful for. One of the children broke down in the middle of class and started to cry. This child was upset because he didn’t have the nice and beautiful things to say about his family like their teacher Ms. Healey. With him being upset Ms. Healey did everything in her power to make him feel better and get back to his work. It then hit me how underprivileged some of these children really are. This is what I want to do; I want to be this teacher that is here to help, here to make the tears go away and here to see all the children happy. I want to help the children to become whatever they want to be in like, and I want them to know that they can succeed no matter what. Words cannot describe the experience that I have received here and I have asked Ms. Healey to stay after the completion of our semester. She was very pleased to hear this and I’m very pleased to be here.
When I first started out in the VIPS program I was disappointed and frustrated in the elementary school. Now in the Middle School I don’t want to leave. This classroom has made my decision for what kind of teacher I wish to be. Finally!
Brit,
ReplyDeleteI am glad to see that you have found your nitch in the middle school level. It is also nice to see how this short experience we have had helped you to see what kind of teacher you want to be in the future.
Brittany,
ReplyDeleteInteresting post about how different an experience can be and how different our student's epxeriences and lives are! Although I would not necessarily attribute the change to the grade level. So many factors come into play. I am glad you had a good experience
Britt,
ReplyDeleteI wish I had an experience like you, when you say this classroom made your decision for what kind of a teacher you want to be. (I’m still trying to figure that out.) And your staying there after our semester is done; good for you keep getting tips from the teacher especially since it seems she inspired you.