Tania Gutierrez Ramirez

Wednesday, May 8 2019

On-the-Job Training
Week 4 (April 29 – May 6)

After the daycare closed, I spent my last week at Clark Elementary. The school had been

kind in letting me go there, and I really enjoyed being among the students and staff. I actually

went the following Monday (May 6) as well because I still had a few hours to get in before

making the required amount of 150, so that date has been included above. Also, I received a

schedule of the different classes that I would be in, which would allow me to be in preschool

through fourth grade. During the week I made a bulletin board themed teacher appreciation, and

that is displayed in the school’s main office.

My favorite activity this week was when I did my homophone lesson with the second

graders. I was nervous in the moments leading up to it. I wasn’t certain if the kids would like the

game that I prepared, or if they would understand the concept when I taught it. Yet, when I went

there and presented it, the kids all had fun. They liked standing and walking around, and

impressed me with how quickly they took up the concept. I had a lot of fun with the lesson, and I

am glad that they did as well.

Aside from that lesson, I also enjoyed reading individually with kids from all the grades.

It was amazing to see the different levels that they were in, and I learned a lot about the quick

growth that they go through. Not to mention, I also really liked helping kids whenever they had

troubles in their homework. It made me very happy when they understood the concept and

answered their own questions instead of thinking that I would give them the answer.

If I were to pick an activity that I did not really enjoy doing, I would not have one. In the

entire time that I was in the elementary, I enjoyed participating and helping in every class. I
learned so much about planification, and also about not worrying so much about things going th

exact way that they are expected to. Being in the classes made me realize how much I like

teaching, and what I can do to improve myself. When I did my bulletin board, I went with that

theme as a sort of thanks to the teachers that welcomed me into their classroom so that I could

learn from them. Teaching is the profession that leads to all other professions, and they help

children gain skills that they will use their entire lives. Being in Clark Elementary was an

experience of a lifetime, and made me strengthen my resolve in becoming a teacher.