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Monday: We discussed 'What is a Middle Schooler?' And recieved the Erkison article which we were suppose to write in our journals our opinion about it that night :) We then discussed what we needed for our journals, then began listening to the middle school radio discussion, which felt for me like I was reliving middle school. All the awkward feelings came back to me. I began feeling nervous and wondering if I looked okay today.

Tuesday: We finished the middle school radio discussion, which once again I was flooded with the awkwardness of middle school. Then we discussed our up coming events in our calender and discussed where we could go for our observations: Langston, Hillcrest Middle, Mauldin Middle, Five Oaks, or one day we could stay at MHS and watch the excerpts from the Ron Clark movie and work on clip boards!

Wednesday: JANET KIRBY CAME FROM HILLCREST MIDDLE! She talked to us about middle school and the awkwardness of it and how you have to be a teacher of adolesnces and high schoolers at the same time, because they need a set out schedule to stay on track. She also talked about how a middle school teacher has to be aware of a students home situation and help them deal with peer pressure and other things that could affect their learning. I really, really liked Mrs. Kirby and she inspired me and honestly made me think about wanting to become a Middle School teacher!

Thursday: Greg Abel came and talked to use about Langston! He told us about how a charter school starts with a grant given by the state to a group of people with an outlined plan for a school and the school's main goal. Langston's is community service. He also told us about how they had leadership classes and catered meals like CHICK FIL A YUMMMY! A little side note: I visited Langston for my observations on tuesday and absolutely loved it because the teachers and students were SO engaged and I really want to do my field experience there!

Friday: Some of us went out to observe, but I myself stayed at MHS to watch the Ron Clark excerpts and work on clip boards. It was a lot of fun, I got to learn how to work the cricket and it was kinda difficult... so I'll leave that to kaylie!

"If you want to live more, you must master the art of appreciating the little everyday blessings of life. This is not altogether a golden world but there are countless gleams of gold to be discovered in it." --Henry Alfred Porter