Such a Great Feeling!

Today in my placement, I had such an amazing thing happen to me! As soon as the first graders got in from recess, my CT explained to them that she was going to put in a movie about bullies. Last semester, Cassie and I each taught lessons on bullying to our students, so they already had some background information on the topic. We taught the students what a bully was, and also told them that the person who is being bullied is called a target. In my part of the lesson, I used roleplaying activities in which one student acted as the bully and the other the target. I had the students act out how they would handle the situation in a polite and non-harmful manner.

Right as my CT started the movie, one of our students that was sitting near me said, "Miss Booth, the person who is getting bullied is called a target!" I said, "That's great! Who did you learn that from?" The student smiled and said "From you and Miss Knape, remember?" He then went on to tell me how much fun he had acting out the scenarios in my lesson.

After this incident, I couldn't stop smiling! It was such an amazing thing to hear- that my student found my lesson meaningful and that he still remembered the information I presented. It was such a good feeling to have! I have wanted to be a teacher ever since I can remember, and today only strengthened that ambition. I cannot wait to have more of these types of experiences throughout the rest of my life!