Field Experience

On, Dec. 7, 2007 I visited St.Benadict Catholic School. It was a really great experience. St. Bens goes from k-8 and their is only one P.E. teacher there, will just call her Mrs. T. Mrs. T has to come up with diferent curriculum and gradding system for nine different grade levels. It is challenging but she loves it. She sat me and another class member down and just talked to us for almost two hours about where she went to school, how she got a job, the challenges of teaching so many grade levels in the same day, different kinds of students you will encounter, different kinds of parents you will encounter,lesson plans, and ways to keep all of your students in all of your classes occupied for the entire class. She also gave me at least six books and a few great web sites for P.E. and health. She explained the differences in how catholic schools are run and public schools are run.
I got to observe her teach kindergarten, first, fifth, and seventh grade classes today (Each grade only has P.E. once a week for 40 minutes). It was fasinating to see the different activities she came up if, how she got everyone involved, and how she even got me involved in the class activities and teaching her class. Teachers and experiences like that make you realize how much you actually want to be a teacher.