Field Study 1.

My first semester of being a sophomore student made opened to lots of new things in my environment and as well as in my chosen field. I had lots of experiences during my Field study 1 observation experience. At first, I don’t feel comfortable moving in a Junior Prep classroom due I and my partner thought that e are just a source of distraction among the kids of the Junior Prep St. Scholastica. But when Mrs. Delos Santos asked me and Gareth to help her out in managing the class, I felt like a whole teacher in me. I am so happy when the children started to be close to me and call me as “ate” or teacher. I told myself that after 10 years from now, I’m sure I’ll be a good teacher like Mrs. Delos Santos. I had discovered lots of teaching strategies from Mrs. Delos Santos, as well as the kids. No doubt, children are most of the time annoying. They will question you lots of things and demand most of the time. They are the best attention seekers. They always wanted to be noticted and cared. I missed my sister during the time I observe them. It seems that they are all my little sisters.
My best experience during my observation hours is when Kimiko, the Japanese kid from St. Scholastica was hit in her face; she rushed to me and cried. I carried her as if she was my baby. I brought her to the clinic and applied some ice in the infected area. I love that day. As if, I have a little sister. She was very cute and sweet. She holds my hand while walking and smiled at me. One of the most unforgettable moments also was when Maggie asked me to change her shirt. She gave me her powder and shirt. I removed her shirt, applied powder all over her body and put her shirt on. She smiled at me and thanked me. It was a pleasure to take care of those little darlings. The time when Mrs. Delos Santos asked I and my partner to teach those fast learners, it was also one of the best moments I had. I felt good that time. I can feel the pressure within me. I love teaching them. They make me laugh. Those simple “Thank You” from them makes my heart grow fonder and love kids even more. I really do love kids! They are my stress relievers. I can smile without any doubt when they make silly things inside the classroom.
During that best moment, the way on my parents brought me up is my motivation. I guided those kids like my mom guide me. My skills in controlling those unnecessary behaviors are the one mostly used. My patience in dealing with those silly kids is also tested. Most of the time, they fight with each other, I do some interrogations with them, the asking of questions. I love talking to them even if sometimes I can’t understand them.
I felt great. I felt I had experienced a lot with those 17 hours of observation. I know, that job of observing them will help me a lot in the future. It is good that at this point of time; we already had some exposures of teaching and aiding teachers. As of now, even if I get irritated because of my Field Study 1, I want to have more hours of it. I get irritated because, this semester we were really so busy, almost everyday all of the subjects has paper works to accomplish. And that made me feel like hell. My free time are used, instead that I will do my home works and projects during free time. I spend my time with those little kids. But now, IT’S WORTH IT!
Those experiences made me discover lots of new things in handling a class in the future. I KNOW IT WILL HELP ME A LOT. It was training for me. Those simple exposures will help me to be developed into a great teacher someday. Handling those normal kids are not an easy task. What more if I am already in my practice. Those special children are 3x or harder to handle than them. But I guess I’ll have more patience in dealing with those special children because I know that they are exceptional. Unlike those in the general classroom setting, I may hate them for acting such because most of the time they just make alibis if they get bored in doing their activities.