December 6th

Looking back on the semester, I don't think I could explain all the ways I learned and grew over the semester in a simple blog. I feel a big difference in myself from just a few short months ago and I learned a lot about myself in the process. I learned that the classroom is so much more fun when I make sure that I am animated and engaged. I learned that planning was probably not one of my strongest points in the beginning of the semester, but I feel that I improved over time. I learned that I actually know more about the children than I thought I did. Being in class with them every day, I began to see what they liked and what they didn't like, and how to adapt plans to different children based on their abilities and personalities. I learned that progress hard fought for is really worth it in the end. And I also learned that I think I may want to be in the special education field one day. But for now, I have to see where early childhood takes me. I will be in the K-3 blocks next semester leading a whole classroom, which is what I enjoy a lot about teaching. I also will learn how I fit in a general ed classroom since I have been in special ed settings for the last 2 semesters.