Curtains Closing

The final day of field work. It's a bitter sweet ending. Although we're all happy the stress is over we will all miss our experience with the sixth graders. This experience has opened my eyes to the realities of teaching. It was my first experience ever teaching in front of an entire classroom. It is so nerve racking and stressful but it has eased my nerves for my next experience teaching like this. It has opened my eyes to the realities that the students face and struggles they face in school. Being in a school faced with a high poverty rate, many issues arise with in the classroom. Between monitoring students language, not having wifi or not having the proper equipment because of school budgeting it can be very stressful. While talking to the teacher she informed us about how many supplies she has brought in to her classroom, including a wifi router.

School budgeting is an issue in every school and is something that must be thought about before your class starts in September. I read this article about the severity of this issue. It is reported that nearly 90% of the items needed for the teachers classroom is payed for out of their pocket. 10% of teachers reported spending $1,000 for one academic year, majority spent $500. It's outrageous that teachers must pay out of pocket for the supplies they need to do their job properly. I hope school budgeting is used more properly and appropriately soon.

Take the quiz and see how tech savvy you are!

I got a 68%. I'm getting there!