KATIE
Elementary Education Undergraduate |
KATIE
Elementary Education Undergraduate |
I have now been in the classroom for 2 days and what an experience it has been so far. The children were so excited to meet Kara and I. They wanted to practice their English with us, so they asked us a lot of questions about us and where we come from. The children found some of our answers interesting and others they found funny. They were overjoyed when we would know some things about Germany and that we were willing to learn some German from them.
One of the first things I noticed was the children had a little more freedom than most American schools. I was shocked to see the children sitting in the classroom waiting for a teacher. Even when they had their recess there is only 1 teacher outside just to make sure no one gets hurt. I really liked this because the children were able to learn responsibly and how to act correctly without a teacher guiding their every move. It was challenging at times when they were talking in German, especially when there was a lesson in German and we didn’t understand what was going on. It really put it into perspective of how a child would feel coming into a foreign country and going to a school that speaks a different language. I’m learning that a lot of guidance and patience can really help a child when it comes to teaching a different language. I am excited to see how the rest of my time at the school will go and what new things I can learn from the German teachers!
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