Writings on web design and higher education from Missoula, MT

Well, I taught my first lesson today. In fact, I taught all the classes, all day because my science lesson on circuits ran into the math time. Circuits… they certainly are an interesting concept to middle-schoolers (they loved the lab, some students even didn’t finish it just so they could come back during resource hour to work on it again.)

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Well, as the week draws to an end, I am left reflecting on my experiences durring my first week of student teaching in a middle school (or any school for that matter). I plan on writing a post every few days, or at least every week to help me think about what I have seen and done, as well as to archive this experience for myself, and others going through the same situation.

It was as if I had come to a zoo, and was about to stick my head in the lions mouth. I had no idea what to expect, but I know I didn’t expect that kind of chaos. Read the rest of this entry »