This week we had the pleasure of meeting the teacher and 4th grade class where we'll be teaching our science lessons about rocks and minerals. The school, despite its aged exterior, houses a warm and vibrant student and faculty population in a quiet and quaint suburban area. The teacher, who is like a modern day Mary Poppins fabulously dressed in Ann Taylor Loft from head to toe, was super friendly and eager to have us aboard. Of course it doesn't hurt that my science partner Tracey has known her for years through a mutual friend (that little Tracey has more connections than a USB hub)! 
Of course Miss Mary was a pleasure, and her "kiddos" as she calls them, were equally impressive even though we weren't formally introduced. We did watch them interacting with a guest speaker who was discussing the Industrial Revolution and we ascertained that if they were that comfortable with a complete stranger who was talking about the move from farms to factories, we could certainly expect them to be engaged in our hands-on and exciting rocks and minerals lesson (or at least we hope)!
Science is supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!!
I LOVE the USB joke. Man, you are like a more modern but equally witty version of me. I probably would have said she has more connections than one of those big old radio receivers you have to plug all of your stereo equipment in to (including dual cassette of course).
ReplyDeleteI am incredibly proud of you being a student teacher. I love that I can hear how it goes on here. My tip would be to appeal to all kinds of learners (visual, tactile, audible, etc.) and you won't have to worry about waning attention spans.
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Sounds like you are certainly getting some wonderful experience under your belt! I too am soo proud of how hard you're working towards getting your teaching degree!!!
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