Reflections of a First Grade Intern

As the first day I walk in to my first grade classroom I really had no idea what to expect. Many things would go thru my mind like, what if my students don’t like me, what if I don’t know how to teach them well enough, or what if my teacher doesn’t like me and chooses to not have me in her class. But the moment I walked in my classroom I was received with a smile from every person in the room and I was greeted by my teacher. That really took a whole lot of weight off my back.

As time passed by I got the hang of everything, I also got the respect I wanted from my students as well as my teacher. I eventually got the trust of my teacher and she would allow me to teach a few students at a time or one. And from this experience I figured out that definitely every student has their difficulties and each one has their way of learning. When I would work with each students I would see that a had a group of students which I would have to explain things more then once and other students would get it right away.

I also had the group of students at once that each had their own learning style so I would have to think of many ways to explain how to do the work so everyone would understand. These are the kind of things that really stuck to my mind and made me realize that being a teacher isn’t a game every step you take in a challenge and you have to be willing to take it. This leads me to when I actually had to think like a teacher and be in the role of a teacher. My teacher would have something to do and she would leave me with the students for a while and I had to mange to help one student out while controlling the whole classroom so they would act out.

All that I go thru each day when I go to my field site helps me become a step closer to my dream of having my own classroom some day. Every challenge that is put in front of me I try to take it with a mature manner. Having the opportunity to see what a teacher is about is an amazing feeling you get at the end of the day, you go home with the satisfaction of knowing you helped someone do better.