Whelp, tomorrow marks the last day with my 8th graders.
It's been a....for the most part, fun....three weeks.
It wasn't as interactive of an experience as I had hoped for.
But overall, I had a wonderful time.
The students were great.
And I did get two whole days to run the classroom all by myself.
Which was pretty bomb.
Some highlights of my experience:
Running the classroom as Miss Barthel.
Being called "Miss Barthel" by a class of students is pretty exciting.
When you're up in front of 30 students,
and all eyes are on you,
it's a little intimidating.
Even if it's a bunch of 13 year-olds.
They're still intimidating.
But when they call you "Miss Barthel"
and raise their hands to ask questions
and look to you for answers
and come to you for help
it's exciting.
And I enjoyed it big time.
Students asking questions.
Perhaps the biggest high was the students coming to me over Mrs. Smith for questions.
Sixth hour every day is study hall.
And it was an awesome feeling when students started coming to me with questions, even while Mrs. Smith sat at her desk with no other students around her.
Big high.
Students talk to me.
I mean like, really talking.
About their life.
About their dreams.
About their goals.
About their drama.
Perhaps the drama is the best.
Middle school love affairs.
BFFs that aren't talking one day, but back to normal the next.
Grading their unit tests.
Mrs. Smith put questions from my lesson on their unit test.
I then graded all the tests.
It was {very} exciting to see students get those answers right!
To know they had learned something from me!
I'll be honest, my heart seriously did a little flutter every time a student got it right.
And the pride I felt for students who did well on the test.
And the urge I had to talk to students and help those who didn't do so hot.
Everything about this experience reinforced my decision to be a teacher.
Those doubts I've been having, have subsided.
At least for now.
It was such a joy to actually [teach].
It filled my heart to help students.
I know now this is the right career for me.
I received my student teaching placements today!
Drum roll please.....
Next semester I will spend half the semester in a middle school and half in a high school.
From January 23-March 23 I will be Mrs. Macmillan at Skyview Middle School in Oakdale/North Saint Paul, MN.
I will have a classroom of 7th grade social studies,
working with Mrs. Leslie Gordman.
Judging by her picture, she looks nice.
From March 26-June 8 I will be Mrs. Macmillan at Blaine Senior High in Blaine, MN.
I will be teaching with Mr. Bill Davids, but the website doesn't say what grades or classes he teaches.
Guess I'll find out when I talk to him!
Nor was there a picture next to his contact information, so I can't judge the book by the cover for this placement...probably for the best.
I'm incredibly excited for the future.
I'm so excited to be a teacher.
I'm getting closer and closer to the real thing, and it just brings joy to my heart to know I'm going to be helping and teaching others.
This is what I'm meant to do in life.
...well, teach, and of course, be a mom. ;)
It wasn't as interactive of an experience as I had hoped for.
But overall, I had a wonderful time.
The students were great.
And I did get two whole days to run the classroom all by myself.
Which was pretty bomb.
Some highlights of my experience:
Running the classroom as Miss Barthel.
Being called "Miss Barthel" by a class of students is pretty exciting.
When you're up in front of 30 students,
and all eyes are on you,
it's a little intimidating.
Even if it's a bunch of 13 year-olds.
They're still intimidating.
But when they call you "Miss Barthel"
and raise their hands to ask questions
and look to you for answers
and come to you for help
it's exciting.
And I enjoyed it big time.
Students asking questions.
Perhaps the biggest high was the students coming to me over Mrs. Smith for questions.
Sixth hour every day is study hall.
And it was an awesome feeling when students started coming to me with questions, even while Mrs. Smith sat at her desk with no other students around her.
Big high.
Students talk to me.
I mean like, really talking.
About their life.
About their dreams.
About their goals.
About their drama.
Perhaps the drama is the best.
Middle school love affairs.
BFFs that aren't talking one day, but back to normal the next.
Grading their unit tests.
Mrs. Smith put questions from my lesson on their unit test.
I then graded all the tests.
It was {very} exciting to see students get those answers right!
To know they had learned something from me!
I'll be honest, my heart seriously did a little flutter every time a student got it right.
And the pride I felt for students who did well on the test.
And the urge I had to talk to students and help those who didn't do so hot.
Everything about this experience reinforced my decision to be a teacher.
Those doubts I've been having, have subsided.
At least for now.
It was such a joy to actually [teach].
It filled my heart to help students.
I know now this is the right career for me.
I received my student teaching placements today!
Drum roll please.....
Next semester I will spend half the semester in a middle school and half in a high school.
From January 23-March 23 I will be Mrs. Macmillan at Skyview Middle School in Oakdale/North Saint Paul, MN.
I will have a classroom of 7th grade social studies,
working with Mrs. Leslie Gordman.
Judging by her picture, she looks nice.
From March 26-June 8 I will be Mrs. Macmillan at Blaine Senior High in Blaine, MN.
I will be teaching with Mr. Bill Davids, but the website doesn't say what grades or classes he teaches.
Guess I'll find out when I talk to him!
Nor was there a picture next to his contact information, so I can't judge the book by the cover for this placement...probably for the best.
I'm incredibly excited for the future.
I'm so excited to be a teacher.
I'm getting closer and closer to the real thing, and it just brings joy to my heart to know I'm going to be helping and teaching others.
This is what I'm meant to do in life.
...well, teach, and of course, be a mom. ;)
I can remember student teachers from back when I was in elementary school, you made a lasting impression!
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