Teach Effectively!

Ms. KP [name removed], a graduate of Illinois State University’s (US) special education program in 2005, is a teacher in a central-Illinois elementary school. She maintains a blog and parts of some of the entries are about her teaching experiences.

It’s interesting to me to track Ms. P.’s experiences. I can understand when she complains about in-service training, but I got a hint of more general discouragement, too. She noted in one entry that securing her first teaching job was “well worth the time and effort” and that her class is good, but in other entries she complains about some of the children and about having new ones assigned to her. In another entry, she indicates that she’d rather be working with older students.

I guess being a bit discouraged is understandable. I remember my first year of teaching. Although I had worked as an aide for several years, it was daunting to be responsible for the kids. Furthermore, I put in lots of evening and early-AM hours getting ready for the school days. I hope Kacie’s experiences are good in the long run.