Final Thoughts

I think this new class was a good addition to the courses required for the teacher education program. It's a good idea to get a lot of exposure to schools and the system, this class did a pretty good job of making sure we got some experience of what we're getting ourselves into. Of course there were some glitches with First Avenue and some organizational issues, but overall I think this was a good class. I'll admit I was intimidated by the workload, but after completing my service hours and going to all the meetings and finishing my blog, I feel like I accomplished a lot in a short time. My only thought about the course is maybe we might want to have a choice of what school we are assigned to. I want to teach high school, or at least that's what i'm aiming for. For some time I've been debating whether or not I want to stay on that path, or maybe work towards elementary ed. Although I enjoyed First Avenue school and its students, I worked a lot with younger children and it made my decision a little harder. I don't know if I want to change and teach the younger students because I have more experience with that age group, or if I want to teach high school history, or possibly get certified in both. My friend is in another section of this class, and she wants to teach younger students but was assigned to a high school. She said we should have been allowed to switch schools. I think First Avenue was a great school for us to visit and work at. I thought I went to a nice school, but this one was top of the line. The students were also very appreciative of us being there. Overall I think this course was a lot of work, but worth it, I learned a lot about schools and gained a lot of insight as to what kind of teacher I want to be.