Skype Session

When I found out that we were going to be talking to fifth-grade students one on one, I was actually a bit nervous. I was extremely excited though. While creating my magazine cover, I made sure to incorporate that my class will be fun. It is hard for kids to learn without being interested in the subject. With that, the fifth-graders judged our magazine cover, and chose two people from our class to be the winners. I was one of them. Knowing that I caught the attention of these students with my desire to have fun in the classroom gave me more confidence to become a teacher.
When a little boy called for Ms. Richards to come speak with him, I was flattered. Though the fact that I was the first one to be called made me very nervous, I was speechless to the fact that I had been called Ms. Richards. It made me feel like I was actually a teacher. The boy explained to me that he really liked the fact that I like to get messy in the classroom, and I assured him that it is truly fun to do so. Not many teachers try to have fun in class, though when I become a teacher, I will do my best to make the kids feel at home with the fun activities in my classroom; and it will all be done through learning. The student asked me what grade I will be teaching, and I told him that I am majoring in Secondary Education- Art. This means that I can teach from elementary school all the way up to high school. He smiled and said "thank you."
As I walked back to my seat, I had thought about how amazing it felt to speak to this child. I find it absolutely incredible that kids can lift our spirits without even trying; I want to lift theirs as well. This is why I want to become a teacher.

Skype in the Classroom

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