Wow what a day! Today was the first day I was able to be in a classroom with real students. That sounds silly but everything in my college career to this point has been theoretical. I was able to help the students move from one thinking level to the next! That is one of the most rewarding feelings when the students think beyond the basic material. I learned so much today and it was only day one! I can see how teachers would call their students their children. I have personally connected with some of them. I want to know their stories and their struggles. I want to help them and protect them.
I found out today I'm in a Title I School but you'd never know from the look of it. Sadly I found out one of my students lost a lens in his glasses so he's been using just one lens and closing the other eye. Some of the students have children (I'm with 8th graders). Some of them have already been in juvie. Some of them have lost parents to violence. Some of them have lost valuable school information to violence as well. It breaks my heart. I left the school and cried because one of the stories was heartbreaking.
Transitioning from the practice of theory to "practicing" my knowledge on students is going to be the greatest learning experience for me. Sadly the teacher I am with does everything our professors tell us not to do.
Oih I could go on for ever!
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