I did my 20+ hours at St. Wenceslaus School back in my hometown of New Prague. I chose to do my field experience hours with my old second grade teacher Jen Rosen. Right away off the bat I felt comfortable working with Mrs. Rosen, which was very nice. The first day I was in the classroom the 2nd graders were all very welcoming to me and didn't give me a hard time at all.
Right away I learned that some of the students needed extra help, for example, one student Sammy was dyslexic, so I had to read a lot of questions out loud for her when she was working on her math, writing, reading, etc. I learned that every student learns differently and some students may need more explanations than others.
My favorite thing I did with the students was doing math stations with them in small groups of about six. It helped me connect with each student better and it helped me realize what students may need more help than others. The students really surprised me with when they had trouble with something, that they didn't hesitate to ask me for help. I definitely would love to go back to their class and work with them more, I ended up going over my hours because I enjoyed working with them so much. This field experience really made me realize why I want to become a teacher. Awesome experience!
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