Update On My Field Experience

Working at University Elementary School, where I am doing my field experience, has been such a joy. I absolutely love working with the kids and helping them grow, and my case study student has been so fun to work with also. For the most part she is a very good reader and writer, and she loves to read to me while pretending to be the "teacher." At times she will get stuck on a word when she is reading or need help spelling a word when she is writing, but that is something we work through together in order to help her learn. Language arts and literacy is not one of my stronger subjects so it has been a little challenging helping the students in this area, but I try my best to use the strategies and techniques that we have learned in class thus far.

It is really exciting to actually work in the classroom and get a feel for what is it like to be a teacher. The past two years of college have consisted of me sitting in a classroom learning and preparing to become a teacher, so it is neat to finally be able to work in a real classroom with students and get a taste of reality. It also makes me that much more excited to have my own classroom someday. I already have so many cool ideas from Mrs. Cowden's room, my field experience teacher, and I can't wait to incorporate them into my classroom.