As we all know, the end of the school year is quickly approaching. For me, it is the last year of high school and most people would think it is an emotional time for any senior. However, I do not look at this time in my life to be any more significant than another. I [...]

This week in Teacher Cadet each of us had to put together a presentation based on an interview we were supposed to do with someone last week. Our instructor told us to find a willing person to interview about their experiences as a student. After we were all finished we were going to come together [...]

So I have some bad news. I broke my pin drive which contained all of the contents of my portfolio on it. But do not panic! I turned in my portfolio weeks ago! Anyways, my home computer is also not cooperating at them moment. So the point is I won’t be able to post any [...]

 This is an essay I wrote for one of my portfolio requirements. Advice for Future Teacher Cadets As I look back on my time as a Teacher Cadet this year I can say that there were some things I am glad I did. However, there are also other things I wish I had done. Being [...]

Random thought here. Whenever Teacher Cadet comes to an end I really want to keep blogging. Maybe I will change the name of the blog to Confessions of a Future Teacher. Any thoughts?

Yesterday was pretty good as far as the Field Experience. We did run into a couple of problems. The canvas that we were supposed to use for the project did not come in. So, instead we are using thick paper to melt the crayons on. I did a sample just to make sure it would [...]

As you can see I am a little late posting my reflection of my last day of week 2. One thing about the Field Experience is that it keeps you very busy and it can be kind of tiring. So, today I want to tell you about my third day of last week. I was [...]

Today I spent time getting ready for the lesson I will be teaching this week. I think preparing for the lesson is a lot harder than actually teaching it. There is so much research that goes into it. You also have to be very creative in figuring out how to present the material in a [...]

I know it has been a while since I’ve posted, but the world of Teacher Cadet has been pretty busy lately.  Our class is winding down after our last few weeks of preparing for and attending the Teacher Cadet conference. My partner and I, as I mentioned in a previous post, worked together to create a [...]

Yesterday during Teacher Cadet we had a discussion on both desirable and undesirable qualities in teachers. Each of us made a chart with three sections listing one good, one bad, and one “ugly” characteristic that we have experienced with a teacher. I think that this is a very important topic to talk about. I wrote [...]