Reflection 13

Observations are always interesting; every one of them is different and is a learning moment. Amanda, Meagan and my experience on Thursday was definitely one of those learning experiences. We went to Lone Peak high school, and were a little late because I happened to sleep through my alarm clock again--go figure, but it didn't matter; the teacher forgot we were coming and he was testing. However, he was very apologetic and quickly showed us to a few more classes that we might have been interested in. We ended up in a multimedia class with twenty students. They were developing individual movies and announcement videos. Half of the class was goal oriented and hastey to go outside and get the work done. The other half stayed in the class room and messed around with the idea for while, but were mostly disruptive. What I found very interesting was the fact that the teacher was so interested in the subject matter and tried hard to push his students to making a better product. It showed me that it is a crucial thing for the teacher to have a love for his work. His most excitement, I think, came from showing us the tiny school radio station in his room. There students were able to add to and DJ the radio station. He was super excited that the school was thinking about upgrading their watts for the radio so that its broadcast could go farther than the perimeter of the school. I hope that I can continue to persue the field of work that I am headed toward and maintain the love for teaching and woodworking that I have. I hope that I can have a huge desire to help students learn what I know, just like the Lone Peak teacher.