Intern Teaching #12

Throughout my expierence here at Bruceton, I have seen and done many things. Students yelling, cursing, being goofy are just 3 things I have seen in my 4 short months as an intern teacher. I have also expierenced students do extremely well on a project then completely bomb the next project simply because, "they did not feel like doing it." I've never understood that. Then, I think to myself, what was I like in 6th, 7th, and 8th grade? The answer is simple... I was the same way! As a young adult, I can easily remeber my teenage years when I was "too cool for school." Sometimes I need to take a step back as a teacher and realize, not every single school day am I going to be able to work my students. I have realized the value of being patient but also being strict to who students are being lazy on a consistent bases. I have noticed this more so in Science class then in Math. The reason being is because we do project-based learning in Science and it allows the students to do this work in groups and independently. I think it is important that this happens in Science because it makes the students feel more accountable for their own work. I have learned so much this semester in my short time of teaching, I can't wait to learn more and more as I become a teacher on my own one day soon.