Over the course of the semester I learned a lot of valuable things to take with me and use throughout my future. I really enjoyed being in the classroom and working with the children. In the classroom I learned some valuable transitions and other techniques that seemed to work really well with the children. Unfortunately the classroom is just not for me. Maybe it was the school that I was in, but then I never really planned on being a teacher. I didnt have the same connection with kids as the teacher did. I wanted to be at their level and be a support for them and these teachers were so cold and repetitive. I do want to remain working with children, just in a different setting. I currently work in afterschool and I absolutely love it. We do homework and enrichments, but I feel like it is a more loving and caring environment for the students than the classroom that I experienced. I know or atleast hope there are great teachers out there that can meet all the needs of their students.
Throughout the class I feel like we touched on a lot of important concepts in education. We had the chance to learn about the different things that not only take place in the classroom but the educational system as well. I thought it was very important to do this because there is more to education than just the classroom.
I truly enjoyed hearing from the other students in the class. The blogs were a different way of communicating that allowed us to gather all of our thoughts and share them. I thought that there was some good topics that were chosen. I learned a lot about some people and when you know someone you understand where they come from and their experiences that will affect their careers.
