Today in my Principles and Techniques of Teaching class, we were discussing our high school experiences. When I said that I went to a small, all girls private school and graduated one of only 37 girls, faces dropped. I loved it. Out of that small group, I made six life long friends. We laugh about our high school days all the time.
Anyway, I was doing the first assignment for this class and one of the questions required me to explain my high school experience. I'll share my response with you:
I like to think that I did not have a typical high school experience. My school was very small, and the girls in my class were very close. There was very little “backstabbing” among us all. There was drama, but nothing they shook everyone up. As far as academics, they could have stepped up the curriculum a bit. For example, many of the teachers were they because they were tired of being housewives (and had a teaching degree wasting away). In turn, they did not challenge us the way they could and should have. The professors that attempted to challenge us were semi-retired geniuses who ended up curving the grades greatly because their students were in danger of failing. However, I had the opportunity to gain 15 college credits through a program with Seton Hall University-all of which were accepted by Saint Peter’s College. And, essentially, Lacordaire was a country club. My senior year, I had a number of free periods, which we were allowed to leave campus during. All of these frees were spent at Starbucks, where I gained back the 20 lbs. I had spent the summer before that year losing. I had an incredible group of friends which are still my friends today.
Does that sound like your high school days? I doubt it.
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Your right it definetly does not sound like my high school. I went to a much larger school and graduted with a class of 456 students. Everyday was just a routine going to class and doing the same type of work. When I graduted there were people I graduated with that I didn't even know they were in my class no less in the school. It sounds like I really good experience to go to a small school. I would have liked that perk of being allowed to leave campus during free periods rather than having to sit in the school and kill time.
Sounds like you had an interesting high school experience. It seeems as if it was a positive one. These experiences can help you relate to the students you will eventually end up teaching.
Every time you think an assignment is too "easy" or too "hard", think back to when you were in that seat. How would you have felt if the teacher *asked* you about modifying the curriculum? It can be done--maybe you will be that innovative teacher who does it!
Thoughtful post, Susan!
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