Wow! I cannot believe in one short week I will be turning in my role as the teacher to be a student once again. The end of internship is bitter-sweet to me; I love my internship, but I miss San Diego and my friends. Coming back to school, I have an idea on how to make high school more similar to a professional workplace. As well as some skills and perspectives I will be bringing back that will help me to become a better student.
First off, when doing group projects (as we often do in HTHI) teachers should assign roles within the project to each person in the group. For example, there is an assigned leader who is in charge of managing the group and is the communicator between the group and the teacher. If the product is a writing piece, there are assigned editors in the group. If the project involves art, there is a lead artist. By assigning roles, the groups will be more like a workplace. In a workplace (the daycare/preschool I work in for instance), there is a head coordinator, coordinator, and the teachers, and every person knows the responsibilities of their position. This set-up (of assigned roles) helps eliminate miscommunication and confusion. I will be bringing back with me the idea of a classroom from a teacher's perspective. As a teacher these last few weeks, I have learned that there is more prep work for class than I knew about. Last Friday, the teacher had me draw a rabbit, cow, and three fish for an activity she did on Monday. Drawing and coloring in those animals took me almost the entire two hour block when the kids were sleeping on Friday. Sure, I am slightly a perfectionist and am therefore not the fastest drawer, but my point is that there is a lot of prep work for class activities that takes away a teacher's free time. I now have more appreciation for all of the work my teachers do outside of class in order for class to run smoothly. I also will be bringing back some new found skills I have acquired. The most prominent skill I will be bringing is patience. Before internship, I did not have much patience with anything. However, working with a class full of three year olds has taught me to be more patient with others. Additionally, I have learned that it's okay to step back from my typical leader personality sometimes. While I love my internship, there are certainly things I would change regarding classroom activities and bathroom routines. But since I am an intern, I have accepted the fact that the teachers can run the school day how they would like and it's not really my place to make suggestions. Which, although it frustrates me sometimes, I have realized is okay.
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About MeHi! My name is Ashley Price. I am in 11th grade at High Tech High International. I enjoy doing musical theater, being co-founder of my school's improv team, traveling, dancing, singing, and hanging out with my friends. I am looking to attend college in the Northeast, and major in psychology. I am currently interested in pursuing the career of either a speech therapist or a jury consultant. I am incredibly excited for my internship!
About My InternshipI am interning at a daycare center in the San Roque neighborhood in Quito, Ecuador. Below is a link to the webpage about my internship through Bolivar Education. http://www.ecuadorvolunteers.org/ecuador-volunteer-programs/children-youth-volunteering-ecuador/quito-san-roque-daycare.html#prettyPhoto ArchivesCategoriesPhoto Gallery |