My Mentor Teacher is Amazing!!!

I went to observe for the first time this past Wednesday, and I have to admit that I was quite nervous when I walked in. I had talked to my mentor teacher before, but she is one of those people that comes across as rude when you just see her. I cannot begin to even tell you how much I love her and how great she was to me on my first day. She told me that she was really excited about me being with her, but after being in her classroom, I could truly tell how excited she is really is about having me. 

My mentor, Mrs. I, teacher 4th grade inclusion. She only has 17 kids which will be quite nice when I start teaching in the spring. Technically there are 18, but she is pretty sure that the one boy who is ED will never be coming to the classroom. All of the kids were so well behaved while I was there, and they were also very excited when Mrs. I announced to them that I was going to be spending the spring semester with them this year. 

During CAMP (Computer, Art, Music, and PE), Mrs. I and I finally got to chat without 17 kids around us. I asked her about her teaching background because I knew that she had not been doing it her whole life. She actually used to work with an Alternative Certification Program and she was responsible for educating the teachers and she then also observed them out in the field. I think that this will be a huge help for me and she will also know what sort of things to expect of me. I am already looking forward to going back to observe this next week, and I cannot wait for the spring. For a while it seemed like my student teaching experience was not going to be a very good one, but I am 100% sure that it will turn out to be great and I am going to learn so much from Mrs. I!