This semester..

The one time I write my blog directly into the website and not on a word document, I get a "beachball of death from my MAC" and lose all my work.  Sorry the post is late! 


This semester went by so quickly! I guess the saying, "Time flies when you are having fun!" hold true!  I have LOVED interning with 3rd grade.  The students took me in and wanted me to stay longer than I could. I have learned so much from my mentor teacher and from my third grade students this semester! I am truly going to miss this group of students.  They have taken me in and made me feel right at home.  I wish I had been with them the previous semester, so I could see an even bigger improvement than the one I have witnessed over the past few months.  Teaching my five day unit plan on a topic I was not familiar with, really helped improve my confidence as a teacher.  Science is not my strongest subject, but I worked hard to make the lessons fun and it paid off.  The students seemed to love the unit, so it really helped improve my confidence in the area.  I was also nervous about working with older students, but they made the experience a breeze.

These past two weeks were CRCT prep week and the beginning of the testing.  I am really glad that I was able to witness this because it was great experience.  I was able to learned about fun ways to review information.  I also was able to witness how stressful the situation is from a teacher’s stand point. I remember how stressful the week was as a student, but now I am able to see how the teacher feels.  I feel for all of them and am looking forward to it being over on Thursday!


I have enjoyed working with this blog.  It has allowed me to not only blog and relieve stress, but I am able to now look back on my previous blogs and laugh at some of the stuff I forgot about.  I also enjoyed looking at my peers' blogs.  It is comforting to know that they are feeling the same way I am: nervous, confused, used at times haha, but also happy to help, excited, and thrilled to see my dreams of becoming a teacher turn into reality!  I am going to miss this group of girls and guys next semester when we are all alone in the "working world" as an intern!