When I was in the third grade I struggled with reading, because in first and second grade I was at a different school where they didn't teach you how to read right away. I spent two years at that school not being taught how to read. When I went back to Monroe Elementary I was scared to read out loud because I knew I couldn't read as fast as the other kids. I thought they would make fun of me, so I would pray that my teacher wouldn't call on me and when she would call on me it took forever to the the words to come out. Of course the other students made fun of me made elementary hell for me, made me not wanna go to school anymore because I was to scared to be made fun of. After the first time it nearly broke my heart and I couldn't take so I would ask my parents if I could stay home. Two weeks later they got me in to a resource class that taught me the basics of reading and it really helped me. About a couple of months later my reading level went from kindergarten to second grade reading level.
During my experience in elementary school I really enjoyed math, I had this awesome math teacher his name was Matt and he taught us everything. At first I didn't think u was going to enjoy math because of my reading experience and how horrible it was for me. I was proud that I gave math a chance, I really loved it a lot. As my journey through math I learned so many different ways to add subtract multiply and divide it was amazing I didn't want to stop the learning. What I really liked about Matt was that if you didn't understand something he would stop everything and explain how to do that problem to make sure everyone understands. To me that meant a
lot, not only did it help me but it showed me that it's OK if you don't understand something. It's better to ask questions than not knowing and get behind and feel lost why everyone else is moving ahead of you. Now when I help my students with their math homework I make sure that they understand the problem, that way I'm not doing the work for them. As a teacher I'm excited to teach my students but not only teach them watch them learn and help one another with the same problem.
Ah! You captured how different schools may adhere to different educational philosophies. I love that there is this freedom of choice, but how kids navigate those territories can be tricky. Often, we do not attempt to educate families about different educational philosophies and approaches to curriculum in our profession. Therefore, kids and families make choices without understanding how these differences may impact the long term scope of learning.
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