Reflection
Student Teaching
Darcie Malcom
April 28, 2011
Looking back over the past months of student teaching I know that this is
what I will do for a career for the rest of my life. You go through college
taking the methods courses and everything in between and you wonder if you are
truly going to be happy with this profession for the rest of your life. As
student teaching came into session and I was in the classroom I realized that
this is a rewarding occupation. To be able to help students accomplish many
goals is a great gift. I have been student teaching for about 14 weeks and I do
not regret one minute of my time here. Student teaching is a time to find out if
you are truly interested in teaching. I have learned and accomplished so many
different things in these past few weeks that I would never imagine getting a
chance to do in the classroom setting.
As a student teacher I feel the best way to become a teacher is through
experience and observation. Not only have I had a chance to take over a class
for a period of time I also have been able to go into other classrooms to
observe other teachers. Not every teacher teaches the same and that is ok. All
teachers find a way that they can help their students become more successful.
Not all students learn the same. As a future teacher I am learning and
experiencing a variety of ways to help students learn information.
Throughout all my experiences and college training I feel very confident
in my future as a teacher. I have had a lot of observation and experience in
many different classrooms and I feel by allowing me to take over a classroom for
a couple months really set me in the right place. I have learned a variety of
classroom management techniques, classroom rules, how to encourage and
discourage appropriate or inappropriate behavior, and how to be self-sufficient
as a teacher. This was a great experience
for me as a future teacher and I cannot wait to get into my own classroom and
make a difference in children’s lives.