Miss Fitzgerald has been a part of our class for the second semester of our school year. As a teacher-candidate from Missouri Southern State University, Fitzgerald has come a long way toward developing her own teacher personality. She participated in parent conferences. She planned meaningful, engaging lessons. She conducted disciplinary business. She attended faculty meetings. She contributed to faculty luncheons. She communicated with parents. Most importantly, she has interacted with the students in our classroom in a big way, connecting with each student as an individual and establishing relationships with them. She did all of this while fulfilling the requirements of her degree with the university and with Missouri's Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.
I know the students will miss her as she goes on her way, but at the same time, we hope she has learned as much from us. The purpose of the teacher-candidate (student-teacher) program is to provide a clinical experience in which the student practices her profession with real students under the supervision of a cooperating teacher. Miss Fitzgerald has given her best efforts to lead our class while simultaneously following the leads of the people around her - other teachers and administrators with similar goals. I am certain that every part of our experience together probably wasn't what she anticipated, but I hope the less desirable parts were few, short, and far between.
Miss Fitzgerald graduates from MSSU, this Saturday, and we wish her the best in her future endeavors. Tomorrow (Thursday) will be her last official day in our classroom.
I know the students will miss her as she goes on her way, but at the same time, we hope she has learned as much from us. The purpose of the teacher-candidate (student-teacher) program is to provide a clinical experience in which the student practices her profession with real students under the supervision of a cooperating teacher. Miss Fitzgerald has given her best efforts to lead our class while simultaneously following the leads of the people around her - other teachers and administrators with similar goals. I am certain that every part of our experience together probably wasn't what she anticipated, but I hope the less desirable parts were few, short, and far between.
Miss Fitzgerald graduates from MSSU, this Saturday, and we wish her the best in her future endeavors. Tomorrow (Thursday) will be her last official day in our classroom.
