From Follower to Leading the Pack

       FIREWORKS!! I did it! Before starting Dr. Smirnova's classes I was nervous, but optimistic. For science I was a follower, but for social studies I was a leader! I needed to learn how things were done the first time I had Dr. Smirnova. But for social studies I am glad that she could depend on me. I have learned a lot from her this past year. I not only grew as a person but as a teacher as well.  I was opened to a whole new world, and that world was the world of technology. I was very anxious about using technology but now I feel more confident in certain programs then I ever did before.
         
       I would not have been able to get through this class without my fieldwork group. They are some of my best friends and the hardest working people I know. I loved the fieldwork experience in this class. It was awesome how I got to experience teaching a whole class rather than the same one on one fieldwork.

      Dr. Smirnova had a special bond with our class. She pushed us to do our very best in everything we did for this class. The relationship between students and the education professors is so genuine. We are more than a number to them. I feel confident going into my future classroom teaching my students social studies because of this class. I had a lot of fun and I learned a lot.