This week was rather short for me. With only a day and a half with the kids, it was a quick week. Therefore, there was not too much going on, but there were a few things that I found valuable this week. First, with it being a short week, the kids were crazy and ready for a break. Experiencing their willingness, or lack there of, to do things in class was very hard to get much done, because their minds were on vacation mode. Therefore, I had to come up with activities that would keep them interested, but they were still being productive and learning something. Also, another valuable experience this week happened on Tuesday afternoon. With it being a half day, my coop and myself attended a YES Schuylkill County teacher meeting in Pottsville. The YES (Your Employability Skills) teachers got together to discuss how the program was going and some upcoming events for the certification of the students in the program. This was very beneficial to see how things ran and get out and meet even more teachers from surrounding schools to get ideas for class.
With this week being short, there was not much opportunity to change many things. However, if I could change one thing about this week, it would have been to try and get my students on task right from the start. They wanted to be chatty and discuss their upcoming break, instead of getting started right away with the activities. If I would change it, I would have allowed some opportunity for discussion at the end of class about break activities, but overall it was a good learning experience dealing with students who are on shut down mode right before a break from school.
Hope everyone has had a great week as well and have a good break!! See you all on Monday... 3 weeks to go!
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I find it incredible how different things can be at different schools. I just finished writing about how my students were mellow this week and did the work. It seemed as though they needed the break as much as the teachers did. I fully expected them to be wound up and wild but they weren't. Even my co-op commented on how quiet things were. I mainly have juniors and seniors in my classes. Do you have freshman? I just think it's funny that we had two completely different weeks. Yes, we're almost there!
ReplyDeleteI also find it interesting how the students in different schools act. Although I am just beginning to get to know the students at Stroudsburg, the students weren't crazy nor did they misbehave. It seemed everyone was just relaxed and ready to have a nice long break.
ReplyDeleteI read you went to a YES meeting, that's really neat. YES seems like a great class which really gets students prepared to enter the work force. One thing I am a little confused with is that the only students that were enrolled in YES at Crestwood were college bound students. I don't see why it is necessarily important to have college bound students enrolled in a course that allows you to get a job right out of high school. I would think the program should be geared more towards students that aren't thinking of college in the near future.
I agree with Jonathan. I think we need to prepare the students who are not planning to go to college or trade school to enter the workforce with a skill set that will help them attain and maintain a job after high school graduation. YES sounds very interesting and I hope it continues in public K-12.
ReplyDeleteSounds like your learning experience at Pine Grove Area has been very comprehensive. You will be more than prepared going into your own classroom!