Thursday, March 5, 2009

Rookies

Last week, a panel of three "new teachers" came and held a question and answer session to give us an insider look into the profession. Having an experienced teacher that has years and years under their belt can be very beneficial to a new teacher, but what can they do about the fears and nerves that have built up in the students of Luther College that have yet to teach in a classroom for longer than a few months at most. Personally, I am very nervous because I have heard horror stories and also I do not want to negatively affect the lives of the young ones I plan to teach. But hearing what the "new" teachers had to say about the transition from college to the real world was very beneficial. The next week, Mr. Chambliss came to talk to us about his years of service in the education programs in Iowa, but I took more out of what the "new" students had to say because what I was worried about was what they had just gone through, the beginning stages of their careers as educators. Questions like, "How did you decide where you wanted to teach" and "what subjects you wanted to teach?" as well as "What where the biggest differences between student teaching and the real deal?" were all questions better answered by the "new teachers". The one thing I regret not asking was to the teacher who now teaches at St. Ben's in Decorah and her thoughts and experiences on the difference between teaching in a public school and a parochial school.

No comments:

Post a Comment