changing my mind about Pre K

Yesterday was an awesome day of field experience.  I love being with Pre K. They have their own little way of making me smile. But I must say It was kind of over whelming, I  really thought I would love working with pre k . I didn’t consider how much work it was, for just one person. I think I might like 2^nd grade where there isn’t so many behavioral issues. My teacher couldn’t even sit down and each lunch without a child throwing food or hitting another student. Also another thing I observed is that you need a lot of energy to be a teacher for that grade level. I only go an hour once a week and it drains my energy. But I honestly cannot wait to go back, there just so much fun. I guess I’m just on the fence on how I feel about such a young age group.

the Second week

              Yesterday October 17, 2013 I again visited the Elementary School. I got assigned a new teacher because the teacher from last Wednesday didn’t have a class during the time I went. My new permant class until January is Mrs. Crayola’s class. She teachers Pre K. I was so excited to help with such an adorable group of children. When i first got there and saw them I fell in love. One of the children there I babysit and she was just so overjoyed to see me. The thing i learned while there though was you have to have a lot of energy to run after a group of three and four year olds. And that was just one hour of being there. I give a lot of credit to the teachers who have to work with them on day to day baisis.  There were two children in the class that were twins and they were really misbehaved they at one point they had to separate them because it was like they feed of off each other’s actions. But put all that aside I can’t wait to go back there next Thursday !!!!!

Yesterday, October 3, 2013 was my first day of Field Work. I attended one of the lower elementary schools. Mrs. Seal was the name of the teacher I was assigned to. This just so happen to be her third year teaching, of those 3 years she has only taught third grade. When I arrived at the lower Elementary School, I met her, she informed me that this is her panning period so we sat in the teacher lounge. We discussed things she thinks I should know before becoming a third grade teacher. She informed me her class consisted of 26 students, and also that third grade is a hard year for students. It’s the first year of Standardized testing and they have so many objectives to meet for the school year. There is a lot of pressure for such a young group of students. She said you just have to keep them interested, and reward them for the things they learn (such as multiplication tables). Also the transition from 2nd grade to third grade is difficult, and she often has behavioral problems. But all problems aside she said it is very rewarding and she loves her job. I can not wait until next Thursday when I can work with the children.