This semester, I’m in what is called
cohort. What this means is that I am in a block of four classes that I take
with other education majors.
The cohort that I am a part of is
the AYA (Adolescent Young Adult) English cohort, and in some of our more
general cohort classes, the AYA Math cohort joins us.
Photo of students in my cohort that was taken by Maureen Duncan in one of our classes. |
Because of how much time we spend
together, it’s no wonder that I’ve gotten to know so many incredible
individuals. Despite all of this, what has surprised me the most about my cohort experience is how close we’ve grown.
Even though we've only been in cohort
for a relatively short time, I already feel as though we’ve formed a sort of
family. We’ve all gone through our field experiences together, we’ve offered
each other support, academically and emotionally, and as a result, we’ve grown
really close.
I didn’t imagine that cohort would
be quite like this, but I’m really happy with the experience so far. It’s nice
to have a network of people who are experiencing the same things, especially in
terms of teaching high school students for the first time.
Another thing that surprised me is
how many people I had not yet encountered in my cohort. I’ve had classes in the
past with a small portion of people frommy cohort, but until this semester, I had not met
a lot of the students who I’ve now grown close with.
Having this network has provided a
growing experience for all of us, and I can’t stress how fortunate I feel to have
this unique safety net to fall into. I’m amazed at the dedication of the
individuals in my cohort, and I have no doubt that as we all move forward with
our careers, we will all find success.
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