Week 1 Reflection-Edel 231

An event that has shaped my life in my education career was in high school.  In my high school we had a "job shadow" day, and I chose to observe a friend of the family, Mrs. Wood.  She was and still is a third grade teacher in Indianapolis.  When I observed her, she allowed me to interact with her students and she allowed me to be in some sorts her TA.  I was fortunate to aid the students in their work and perform some other tasks that a teacher would.  On that particular day, the class went on a field trip.  Through riding the bus and interacting with the children on the field trip site really helped me to understand what a day as a teacher would be like.  That day also helped me understand classroom management strategies.  Prior to this experience, I was only interested in teaching, but after the school day was completed I was very very confident that I wanted to teach.  This event took place when I was 17 years old, my junior year of high school and when I got to Ball State, with no hesitation, I entered into the education curriculum.  Many other situations inspired me to want to become a teacher, but the experience with Mrs. Wood really helped me to gain hands-on experience of an actual day in the classroom.