Patience; it's imperative in my internship and mine has been running thin since day one. Somehow, I'm able to retain it by continuing my work, which might not make sense to anyone but me... While that's my challenge, I know that larger challenges are faced by the staff, like their inability to show certain students on the website and their DPs. This had an easy solution, which they came up with and use regularly; having the students hold up their work over their faces.
Katiana Bimshas
Katiana also works in a school but doing a completely different thing, I find that interesting in itself. How she can be doing some complex multimedia project while I teach children their vowels in the same general environment is astounding. I'm really looking forward to her project, which is going to be a video. I've seen her work before and I'm sure it'll be something magnificent! If I had to ask a question, it would be: "Where do you look when getting inspiration for your video?" Jennifer Perry Jennifer is working at the same school as me, but teaching the fourth graders instead. It's strange how different it is for her, because while you'd think that fourth graders are rowdy, but hers listen to her perfectly well... My kinderducks are a very different story but, they're cuter in my opinion. My question for Jennifer would be: "Why do you think you're able to have the children listen to you so well?" Gideon Salbato Gideon's surprised me with his writing style and work ethic before, and after reading his blog, I know he's having the same affect on all his coworkers. We both have a friendly and cooperative work environment, with an amazing yard full of beautiful trees! However, essentially everything else is different, and that's what makes internships interesting to me. While in class, we would do the same projects, but now, we've all split into almost entirely different worlds, and are showing our ability to survive in said environments. I would ask Gideon; "Do you think you would actually work there? If so, why?" A change I've already recognized in myself since internship began, and expect to see more of is my flexibility. I've become much more adaptive and agreeable when referring to a changing environment, and hope to have this flourish and grow even more in the future.
Sometimes, I feel like the children see me as a giant chew toy. Leading me to look forward to the short and far between interactions I have with the staff members... During lunch, we meet in the staff room and normally I remain quiet while they talk about their lives. All the teachers seem to be quite close friends... There's small collaboration projects, one I've participated in is the kindergartners and fourth grade will meet up on Fridays, having the older children help with the younger ones work and taking some of the stress off our backs. Overall, I think this school's sociable standing and demeanor make it the happy go-lucky school it is.
For my internship project, I will be teaching a lesson by myself to the class. The final product shall involve me creating a paper (understandable by kinder-gardeners,) and leading the class through completion of the paper and the learning content assossiated. I will perform the full duties of a teacher, including large group control (of children with small understanding of the word "silence"), organization and curriculum development for a target audience, showcasing utilizing wording understandable by younger audiences, and patience; lots, and lots, of patience. While I teach Mrs. Williams will be watching and assisting if I need it, reinforcing the skills I've learned while interning and making sure that in case she needs a break, she has backup.
My Third Post Didn't Work, Here's A Repost. My mentor is Debbie Williams; kindergarten teacher extraordinare. In one word, her own words, her days are "Crazy." As she teaches and supervises a class of twenty-four kindergarden students (which she's been doing for twenty-one years now...) she has somehow fit me into the routine, allowing me to help organize the children and teaching me parts of the classroom she has down to a science. She started with a bachelours in communicative disorders; which she panned on using to teach to blind children originally. It was then followed by her teaching credentials and masters (which was in curriculum and development.) She started her actual career with about seven years teaching first and second grade, before coming to Cajon Park and teaching for the past twenty-one! (That's longer than I've been alive.)
All the children, and everyone who exists nearby or interacts with them in the future. By helping these children learn to be good, and teaching them to care for each other and be generous people even at a young age; we're improving their chances in the world, as well as the world for all generations who come after. From the song in the anthem about equality and how "we're all part of the human race, show everyone a happy face." to the classroom where all the students help eachother, we're teaching good ethics that are needed today to five-year olds, who could teach a thing or two to todays generation in my own honest opinion.
The wonderful woman shown to the left (not being me;) is Mrs. Fields, starting from West Hills High, leading to Grossmont College which was followed closely by Cal State and then Brandman, her journey led her here and into the role of a 4th grade teacher. She makes a connection with each and every child that passes through her classroom, no matter how short their time together, and is inspiring to me in the ways of her kindness and leadership. I am honestly (as I said before,) most surprised by my abilities to interact and be patient with the children. Today they were especially rowdy but, I was able to maintain compurse and handle quite a few of them at once.
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