Most memorable time at AHS
April 22, 2009 tg1138block
Wow! I cannot believe that this semester is coming to an end. While this semester has been extremely hectic, I have enjoyed my experiences at AHS. I have learned so much about classroom management, professionalism, being a teacher, and most importantly about myself. I have seen myself change, and it shows in my coaching. I am learning to loosen up the reigns a little bit and be more sensitive to others feelings and needs. I have to realize that times are changing and not necessarily everyone learns and is motivated the same way that I am (in fact I think most people fall into this category 
). My time at AHS has been very memorable; however, I would have to say that today was the most memorable day at AHS for me. It was the last day that we were working with our ELLs and we had a pizza party for them. I asked my buddy if she would like to go sit with some of her friends, and she said no that she wanted to spend her last day with me and asking me some questions. This was a great sign that I had built good rapport with my student. She began asking me about college and the experiences that I have had. She took an interest in my career and what I want to do. She told me that she had a great time working with me, and that she was sad that it was my last day. Most importantly she told me how much I had helped her. She was having a problem with dance, and we talked about some different options that she could take to improve her relationship with her dance teacher and she actually followed my advice. This friday she will be dancing in the spring show on the front line!! We also talked about her trying out for the drill team at school, and I informed her that she needed to talk to the dance teacher about that ASAP because most high schools have the tryouts for the drill team during the last month of the school year prior to the one they would be trying out for. She also said how badly that she wanted to go to college, and asked me more questions about how I got accepted and everything. She was really enjoying talking to me, and I could tell that I had made a real connection with her throughout the semester. This has been my most memorable time at AHS because I was able to overcome a language barrier and take an awkward situation and turn it in to a positive memory that will last a life time.
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1. jb50block&hellip | April 24, 2009 at 9:24 pm
What a wonderful posting, Tara! I’m so glad that you had a positive experience working with your ELL Buddy. There were two purposes for this experience: develop rapport with a high school student and learn about ELLs. Based on your posting, you did both very well. Excellent! Now, the goal is to take this knowledge and experience and apply it to future students with whom you will work. Hurray for you! NB