Today was the first day of a new semester! The classes we had today were Senior Writing Seminar, Freshman English, and Current Authors. I got to observe a lot of pedagogical skills today. The Current Authors class was fascinating - the class was read The Giving Tree aloud, and then had to break down the symbolism in the book. The discussion got really deep - it's clear to me that this class doesn't pull any punches. The reading list makes this doubly clear - Speak, Monster, and a bunch of other books. I'm not sure exactly the age group of this class - I think they're mostly seniors.
Today we discussed my first teaching moments that I will have. Sometime this week, I will be doing the vocabulary activities in the Freshman English classes (and maybe the Senior writing classes too).
I also talked with Natalie about another professional obligation that I'll be taking as a teacher - I'll be chaperoning at the One-Acts Festival in early March. I'm really excited to see what the extracurriculars are like at Mountain Valley High School. I've already asked about Debate Team (there isn't one), and I'm excited to play a role in the drama group.
We stayed after again for another accreditation meeting. I think this is a really interesting process. I'm particularly interested in the focus on semantics in the meetings about their prepared statement.
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