Fox Hollow

Well, I got my assignment for senior practicum. This is not student teaching, but a class that I am taking right now. It is like a pre-student teaching. I am in the classroom all day on Mondays and Wednesdays. I was assigned to Fox Hollow elementary school and will be with the kindergartners. Today was my first day and I did enjoy it but there are some definite things I did not like about it. I don't get as much experience teaching different subjects because kindergartners are only half days. The state of Idaho has specific expectations and the district has mandated lesson plans. They focus a lot on reading which is great, but they don't do much else. This makes me sad that I won't have the opportunity to do much with these kids. But I am already attached to them. I have always been a sucker for the problem kids. I think because they need have problems I love them that just more. My cooperating teacher though is great and I have already learned from her.