Since I
started at Miami, I have been placed in four different schools.
The first
two schools that I did my service learning in during my freshman year were a
mixture of suburban/rural. For my first experience, I was in a third grade math
classroom, and for the second experience, I was in a fifth grade science
classroom.
While
neither of these experiences was in reading/language arts classroom, I was able
to get a better feel for what grades I ultimately wanted to teach, especially
since I started out as an Early Childhood Education major.
Also, I
went to school in a very suburban environment, so having this mixture of rural
was different and interesting to be exposed to.
In the
fall, for my high school field experience, I was in a more urban environment,
which was a stark contrast to the school I attended. I was glad to have this
experience, because my coordinating teacher and the students I taught had a lot
to teach me.
This
semester, for my middle school field experience, I was in a rural school, which
I learned a lot from as well.
On Monday
of this week, I learned that I will be in a suburban high school for my student
teaching experience in the fall. I didn’t request any school in particular for
my placement, so I wasn’t sure what to expect, but I have to say that I am
certainly looking forward to meeting my cooperating teacher and learning more
about what I will be teaching in the fall.