Assignment 1

During my hours of working for Mr. Gonzalez at Hialeah Senior High, I realized that I wanted to teach high school students rather than elementary or middle school students. I also got to see how it is working with a much older crowd and a wider demographic. I volunteered my hours to the chorus teacher. During this time, I assisted in choreographing a dance they did for a competition in which they received first place. It was such a great honor and experience to be a part of that. At first I was nervous because I have never worked with children whose ages were not that far apart from mine. I did not think they would respect me or see me as an authority figure but I was wrong. From the moment that Mr. Gonzalez announced me to the class and explained to them why I was there, they treated me with the up most respect. Not once when I was in charge did they raise their voices to me or disrespected me. This teacher is the kind of teacher I want to be like when I become a teacher and have my very own classroom. I also want to have the same relationship he has with his students. Every single student adored him. They listened to his every word, paid attention to his every movement. It was amazing to see all these kids really wanting to learn and take such an interest in something without it seeming as if it was forced. This was not a very easy class to teach. In the course of seeing them three times at most, the students needed to learn choreography as well as learn the lyrics, harmonies, and melodies to the song, as well as do their daily current events and also learn the proper vocabulary for the class. The class room was very well equipped with the instruments the students needed and the seating arrangement made it very comfortable for every single student to see without being blocked seeing as how they were sitting on levels. I observed that every student learned differently. Some learned much faster than others and Mr. Gonzalez had all the patience in the world to stop and teach whichever student was feeling left behind. Every day that I walked into that classroom I never saw not one student who was not looking forward to learning with Mr. Gonzalez. Every student was helpful with one another and many came to me for my help and I couldn’t help but feel overjoyed because I knew I was playing a small but rewarding role for these students.