in over my head?
Well, here I am - back from Oxford, done with J-term & ready to start student teaching.
Or am I?
I met with my cooperating teacher for the first time today. I am going to be student teaching at a public high school in Rochester. The school has about 2,000 students, grades 7-12. I was informed they graduate around 150 each year. Do the math.
Since this is Regents week in NY, only about a quarter of the students were in the building. For issues of privacy, I'll just refer to my cooperating teacher as Mr. Teacher. Not that I foresee it being a problem or an issue, but just to cover my bases. Anyway, meeting with Mr. Teacher went well. He seems to be a great guy, down to earth & full of good information. He has been teaching for 16 years - 5 of them at this school. He loves his job, which is very encouraging. I think I'm going to enjoy working with him. I will be teaching 10th & 11th graders English 2 & 3, and a few lessons in the 12th grade AP English class.
As he was giving me a tour of the school, we passed a police officer escorting a girl out of the school, and Mr. Teacher remarked, "Great way to start the day - with a fight." He later informed me that one of his students had "recently been arrested for murder."
My thoughts?
This is going to be the most intense, stretching semester of my life, but I am confident that it will also be one of the most enjoyable & rewarding experiences as well.
Monday morning, here I come...
Or am I?
I met with my cooperating teacher for the first time today. I am going to be student teaching at a public high school in Rochester. The school has about 2,000 students, grades 7-12. I was informed they graduate around 150 each year. Do the math.
Since this is Regents week in NY, only about a quarter of the students were in the building. For issues of privacy, I'll just refer to my cooperating teacher as Mr. Teacher. Not that I foresee it being a problem or an issue, but just to cover my bases. Anyway, meeting with Mr. Teacher went well. He seems to be a great guy, down to earth & full of good information. He has been teaching for 16 years - 5 of them at this school. He loves his job, which is very encouraging. I think I'm going to enjoy working with him. I will be teaching 10th & 11th graders English 2 & 3, and a few lessons in the 12th grade AP English class.
As he was giving me a tour of the school, we passed a police officer escorting a girl out of the school, and Mr. Teacher remarked, "Great way to start the day - with a fight." He later informed me that one of his students had "recently been arrested for murder."
My thoughts?
This is going to be the most intense, stretching semester of my life, but I am confident that it will also be one of the most enjoyable & rewarding experiences as well.
Monday morning, here I come...
posted by Rachel at
12:07 PM
2 Comments:
does a blog count for daily reflections, because that would be awesome....
good luck! i can't wait to hear more about how it goes!
-liz (skene)
I just laugh...because Rachel you always have the stories and you always will! :) Do many of the students tower over you?? :)
love ya
Heidi
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