Funny story though! So in the typical fashion of my college/department, when I went to meet with my teacher the reaction I got was well... lets just say it was not a pleasant greeting. The site supervisor took me over to meet her and as soon as she mentioned that the teacher would have a student teacher she looked at us, aghast, and said "what are you talking about. I don't have a student teacher. I've never had a student teacher. No one told me any such thing." Talk about a warm welcome. Well the site facilitator walked off and I tried my best to create small talk and to reassure my "mentor" (I use that word loosely with her) teacher that I won't be a hindrance to her. She wasn't really having any of it, stuck in her ancient ways. Thankfully there is a FANTASTIC lead mentor teacher there who, as soon as she caught wind of the snafu, came to my aid. I was immediately transfered to a different mentor teacher.
My new mentor teacher seems really nice and a real go getter but I'm a bit hesitant about how things will go. I don't say this because we don't get along or anything like that. Rather, it's the fact that I had classes with this girl! She's only been teaching for two years now and THAT makes me nervous. I don't know if in my second year of teaching you could consider me a star candidate to become a mentor. I'm sure it will be a learning experience for the both of us but man I think it is going to be a challenge.
Today consisted mostly of faculty meetings where we learned of new policies, how many students will be enrolled, and the basics of the day to day. Tomorrow we're going in to help our teachers set up their rooms and hopefully get to talk to them more. We are also set to go to the department meetings which should be enlightening. I'm excited for the first day with my new students!
P.S. I GOT 10th GRADERS!!! Too excited! I've never had students this young.
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