We have a good start into the fall '23 semester at Pittsburg State University, and it's time for the first round of observations for student teachers. It puts me back in the classroom for short periods of time and reminds me of two things:
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In the past year, I've been able to visit schools in Kansas, Missouri, and Oklahoma. In each, there is something unique. I can say that in the short time I've been in the supervisor role, I have seen the good, the bad, and the ugly. I observed in one elementary school a terrible school culture, in which teachers did very little to curb poor behavior, and the principal talked out loud (over the students) to visiting parents during an assembly. On the other hand, I had to brag to another principal about the culture of her school, where students and teachers greeted me in the hallway, and my visit was quite pleasant. |
These days, I can be found everywhere from kindergarten to high school classrooms, listening to lessons in letter writing and letter sounds to menu planning for imaginary restaurants in a FACS class. Each has something to offer, and I can always find areas to help student teachers improve. Fortunately, I get to do all of it representing an excellent institution.