Over this past semester I had chosen Mr. Busboom as
my mentor. Not only was he a former teacher of mine, but he really influenced
me to become a teacher. I spent about
two to three hours a week working with Mr. Busboom in his classroom on campus.
He was teaching an AP Government class during the period I would go in, so I
usually just sat around and listened to his lectures. I did get the opportunity
to make a lesson for his class on Campaign Finance. I have posted a link below
so you can take a look at it.
In
the beginning of I-Quest I was very excited to work with Mr. Busoom, not only
because he was one of my favorite teachers, but also because he had quided me
to become a better student. As the year went on I did not see myself
participating in the class. I was mostly sitting around and it was kind of a
waste of time for me. I still love history with a passion but that was not it. I
really enjoyed being in the classroom environment and getting a hands on feel
for teaching. Making a power point helped me as well. In contrast, I didn’t
like not doing anything. I would rather be working physically with students. It
didn’t help that the class I was in was the same grade as me. It also didn’t
help that Mr. Busboom had an extremely busy year and was out of his class.
For
next semester I would like to change my field of interest to working with the
elementary students. I love kids and I received the opportunity to help one of
my former teachers last year in Careers in Teaching. I absolutely loved that
course. I loved working with the kids and connecting with them. I think going
back will give me a better feel of what grade level I would prefer to teach. I don’t
want to give up my passion for teaching and this class made it possible for me.
I will never forget taking this class or regret it because it not only did it give
me a chance to explore outside the classroom but it was a class that I actually
wanted to be in and learn from.
