Intern Posting 8

Now that I have been in school full time for several weeks, I think it is important to describe how I have grown or changed as a teacher so far. I have had a lot of experience with young children during my field experiences and my summer jobs up until now, but being in a structured classroom everyday undoubtedly allows a person to change as an educator. Almost every day I witness something I have never seen before and each day I become more comfortable and take on more responsibilities. I love that I get to be in this type of environment for those reasons alone.

In previous field experiences and even during the beginning of this semester I always knew that I needed to work on my "teacher voice" and setting expectations with the students. I had the most trouble finding my "teacher voice" because I was uncomfortable correcting another teacher's students. However, I am so comfortable in my new kindergarten classroom that I find myself well on my way to having a great "teacher voice." I now correct students right away and have even managed to correct students without disturbing the rest of the class or my teaching.

I am so happy that I have made it to this point of my teaching career and can't wait to see what else is in store. I think I still struggle with allowing students too many chances at times and I am not always quick to change their bees when necessary. I am working to become better in that category and believe that if I have made it this far, I will not have any difficulty reaching that goal in the future.