Over the winter break I had the opportunity to shadow two elementary school teachers for kindergarten and art (K-5) getting to sit in on the classes and interact with the students. I got to talk to the art teacher and ask her questions of her experience being an art teacher and how she makes lesson plans etc. The teacher that helped me let me shadow wanted me to get in some field work with children to see what it is like to be in a classroom working with a wide range of ages. She wanted me to decide sooner rather than later if education is what I wanted to do as a profession or what age group I am most interested in. After my few days of shadowing I saw myself enjoying working with kids and acting as a student teacher in the art classes. I shadowed the art classes of grades K-5th and shadowed a normal kindergarten classroom. I found out that I really did enjoy teaching the younger grades especially K-4. I did get to work with some of the special education students which I really liked because I could see how the art teacher would modify the assignments to their needs which I did not think about when teaching. During the time that I was observing classes I could see how children would react to the teacher and how different the classes acted depending on the time of day.
In conclusion, I saw how much a teacher does for their students and how the teacher works with the students and not the other way around. From the teachers that I met, they all work really hard to plan lessons according to the curriculum and to meet the needs of each student. When I was watching the teachers interact with the students, I could see myself in that profession teaching art. I do have a great interest in getting certified for teaching kindergarten and K-12 art education. I feel very motivated to continue studying at Alfred University to get my teacher certification for art education and get certified to teach elementary education if possible.
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| Students working on a coloring page made by me |
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