1. Answer these 5 questions:a. What did you do intentionally and/or happen to you that allowed you to learn more about yourself as a teacher, both as a reading and content ? Going into this internship, my plan was to be organized and I prepared every week as soon as I got my placement. This lasted for my first four weeks, but soon after, Jake's students moved to new schools or didn't show up on Wednesdays. Quickly, I realized that I needed to redo my class schedule and rethink what students would do each week. As my internship progressed, it was increasingly apparent that the classroom dynamic had completely changed and that making it relevant to my new students would be a challenge in that: 1. I had no idea about who would be in the next class period, and 2. Each student was at a different place in their art experience. 3. They all have radically different interests. I had these three things to consider and I had to work with the entire group present that day. It was more of a challenge than I thought and I can't even remember how many times I revised my class schedule. I knew teaching couldn't be on a strict schedule, but I feel like I really realized by the end of the course that I had several lessons ready and knew when we needed to stop and discuss other topics (like dropping out of school or babies). which played a huge role in students' lives and distracted them from their school work. I've learned that any other major event in a student's life is worth stepping back and talking to them about, otherwise they won't learn. Another thing that happened to me a lot during this internship was that the students were all on the extreme...... middle of paper...... peer/friend attitude. I felt like they really appreciated having a real, honest conversation about the challenges of college but also the major benefits. I think education would be much more meaningful if they understood why they were learning it and were excited about learning! The article even mentions on page 163 that some educators are not willing to really work with the student if it means changing what has been effective in the past for other students. I feel like a student really has no chance of getting a healthy education. if the person providing the education, the teacher, has no interest in truly helping each child individually. I really enjoyed the article and think it was a really good read, especially for my SPED degree, and it really makes us think about how much the hope and well-being of every child should be centered about our educational programs..