Well, here we go! In less than one week we will be embarking on the culminating expereince in our pursuit of mastering the art of teaching. Student teaching will either make us or break us. I'm a bundle of nerves just considering the prospect of starting on Monday!
I received my assignment a little more than a week ago. I'll be working with Mr. Froner, from Manhattan-Hunter Science HS. MHSHS has an interesting program in which seniors take their classes on the Hunter College Campus. This program is designed to prepare them for the rigors of college academics and scheduling-- I have orientation on Thursday in addition to Hunter's orientation on Friday, so I'll be able to evaluate this innovative system myself. Mr. Froner is mentoring me and a grad student teacher. We'll be co-teaching classes in Civics and Economics; but since the classes will not be meeting every day, thus I will not be teaching every day. To supplement my hours I'll be teaching some recitation/discussion periods-- I want to offer college guidance to the seniors and help them prepare to write research papers/college essays during those sessions. I will also be doing research for Mr. Froner; he's involved with an organization called Youth Cabinant and he's also doing a study on the impact social networking has had on adolescence.
Mr. Froner will not be shadowing me all the time, and he expects a lot from me. Even though I know it will be tough, I'm ready and willing to meet his expectations. Compared to what almost everyone else will go through, my student teaching expereince will be very different. Looking forward to Thurs-- when I get to meet my students and create a schedule with Mr. Froner-- and Friday, when I get to see my friends again!
Here's to a productive semester.
Cheers,
Lydia
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Thursday, January 20, 2011
A "Perfect" Record . . . but no one's smiling.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/20/education/20grades.html?pagewanted=2&nl=nyregion&emc=ura1
"A stunning 94 percent of its seniors graduated, more than 30 points above the citywide average. The school, which has about 500 students from grades 6 through 12, achieved a nearly perfect score in the category of “student progress,” based partly on course credits earned by students.
"A stunning 94 percent of its seniors graduated, more than 30 points above the citywide average. The school, which has about 500 students from grades 6 through 12, achieved a nearly perfect score in the category of “student progress,” based partly on course credits earned by students.
"'When I interviewed for the school,' said Sam Buchbinder, a history teacher, 'it was made very clear: this is a school that doesn’t believe in anyone failing.'
"That statement was not just an exhortation to excellence. It was school policy."
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