Part 4 Final Exam!

Over the past two years being an intern has had its ups and downs. Sometimes I'm certain that I want to be a teacher because I love being able to talk to the children and help them with their struggles. I know I want to do something with kids but I'm not sure if teaching is for me. What i've learned about myself is that i'm not very good at getting in front of a classroom and being confident enough to teach children, I often doubt my self and get nervous. But when I have one on one time with them I can easily talk to them with confidence. I often have thoughts of being a counselor because I feel like I would be better at that then teaching. Ready set teach has been an amazing experience and really made me realize that counseling is probably what I want to do instead of teaching.

My feelings as I departed from my class was definitely bitter sweet. I know I will miss them dearly but i'm glad we made it through the year. I have gotten so close to all my students this year and it was extremely tear jerking. I will remember them forever.

Part 2 Final Exam!

Dress code for field sites

Rules:

1. You must wear one of your appropriate intern shirts.
2. You must have your name badge on every day.
3. No boobs, butt, or belly.
4. No dramatic hair styles.
5. No facial piercings.  

Consequences:

1. If you do not wear your appropriate uniform you will not be allowed to go to your site school.
2. If you do not wear your name badge you will have 3 warnings and after that you will not be able to go to your site school until you wear your badge.
3. If you show any of the three Bs you will not be able to go to your site school.
4. If you cut your hair and it is too dramatic you will have to change it before you can go to your site school.
5. If you have any facial piercing you will have to take them out before you can go to your site school. 

Part 1- Final Exam

Measurement. The student uses standard tools to estimate and measure time and temperature (in degrees Fahrenheit). The student is expected to:

(A) read a thermometer to gather data;
(B) read and write times shown on analog and digital clocks using five-minute increments; and 
(C) describe activities that take approximately one second, one minute, and one hour. 

• Here is a game called Thermometer Quiz! This game is very helpful in learning how to read a thermometer. It tells you certain temperatures and requires you to find where the temperature is on the thermometer. 
• For time here is a game called Math Clocks and Time! For this game the student is quizzed on time. It asks them to find different times. This game will definitely help them master time telling. 
• After the students have played these games they will definitely find it easier to tell time and read temperature. 

Thank a Teacher!

here is a short song to thank all of my teachers!


Dear Mrs. Collins,
      Thank you teaching me how to become a better teacher. I have learned so much from you. You are such a blessing in my life. I have known you all of my life and I will miss you dearly when after I graduate and go off to college. Thank you Gain for everything you have done for me.
 
                  Love,
                         Faith Lavergne

End of the Year

Parents!

• 
  Here is my response to Mrs. Stevens " What Teachers Want Parents to Know" blog!                                                          

• I definitely consider teachers as professionals. Teachers are just as important as doctors and lawyers. If we didn't have teachers how would those doctors and lawyers know what          they do today? The answer is... they wouldn't. Its those teacher who taught them how to become a lawyer or doctor and encouraged them to never give up. It is okay for parents to question or second guess a teachers comment about their child when the teacher puts down their child or talks about them in a negative or harsh way. Students should take responsibility for their own actions when they know what they are doing is wrong or they disobeyed the teacher.  
• I don't think parents should allow their children to stay home if they have no reason to. If you child is tired, or grumpy, or had a bad night that shouldn't be a reason for them to stay home when they could be at school learning. Parents need to realize that every time they allow there child to skip school it puts the kid behind in there work.  
• Not taking responsibility for your own actions can affect your future tremendously. If you were too skip school without permission, missed your work for that day,  and never made up the work then you could end up failing a class. By you failing that class you just added another year in high school instead of graduating. It is VERY important for you to take responsibly for your own actions. 
• The time I failed and learned a valuable lesson was whenever I was supposed to go into work and never showed up. My manager was extremely mad and suspended me for a week which meant I made no money. That day I learned to always check my schedule and write down all of the days I work so I wont  have to suffer the consequences of not having money for a week.

Creativity Counts!

In response to Mrs. Stevens blog, Here are my thoughts on creativity:

What is Creativity?

Creativity is when someone is able to come up with something without looking it up online or cheating. Someone who is able to just have an idea just like that but in there own way of doing it. Weather it be through art, dancing, or sports.

 Why does Creativity matter in Education?
Creativity matters in education because if you don't allow the students to learn in there own way and use there own creativity then they won't want to learn there just going to do enough to get by. But if students are able to do what they love and learn from it then its better and easier for both the students and the teachers.  

How can we fix this?

One way we can fix this is by finding out each students favorite way of learning weather it be through art, computers, games, or even sports and allow each student to learn through each of there gifts. I think by doing this students grades will go up and they will enjoy learning and will want to go to school.