Teacher's Perspective

The teacher that I am assisting with has a student view. I did not ask her but the reason that I feel she has this view can be the way that she sets up her classroom and involves her kids. The room is set up so that the children can see each other and talk. I think that this is important for students at this age because they have a need to learn some communications and social skills. This is important because some students may not reach this. Also, for the reading groups I feel that it is student prospective because she has small groups that allow her to give each student a personal attention.

Kindergarten Here I Come!

The grade that I got assigned to help student teach was kindergarten. The first though that I had when I heard that I would be working with Kindergarten was us playing with dolls, playing duck duck goose, and lots of nap and snack time. Lets just say, I was looking forward to this more then I probably should have been.

However what I found when I went to student teach, was the amount of hard work and effort that the teacher expects from the children. I was impressed. When I get to the classroom, it is reading time. The teacher separates the class into three groups based on the reading level. The way that she does it allows for the children to feel comfortable and to give them more individual attention. From this the children are put on rotations. I got to listen and assist the children read through some books. Overall, this was a great experience and I cannot wait to see what else the children will do.