I want to reflect on the whole year with Dr. Smirnova, not just specifically this past semester. I have developed a great bond with Dr. Smirnova over the past year. She has watched me struggle as well as succeed. I am a totally different person from the moment I stepped into her classroom from the moment I left for the last time. My confidence has increased tremendously, and her classes reaffirmed to me that I meant to be a teacher. She has always believed in me, even when I did not believe in myself.
A weakness of mine would be taking criticism, but as the year progressed I realized everyone is just trying to make me a better teacher and I am grateful for their feedback. Some of my successes include but are not limited to becoming a role model for the class. I liked to participate a lot in class, and I loved when my classmates would ask me questions and look to me as a leader.
I have always loved history and it most certainly is going to be a very important subject in my classroom. Many children grow up hating history because it is "boring." My history lessons will be engaging and fun. I know what it feels like to be in their chairs and to not be stimulated. Integrating history into other subjects is also very important to me. For example, reading comprehension stories can be on famous battles or generals. Or in science, let us research who created the experiment they are about to do. I do like WebQuest a lot after using it for my inquiry lesson, and can definitely be a powerful tool in my future classroom. Many doors were opened to me during Dr. Smirnova's classes such as the door of technology. I have a blog going in depth about my technology experience.
I am going to miss not taking classes with Dr. Smirnova and I will miss her greatly, but the next chapter ahead of me is very exciting, so I can not wait to see where the wind will take me.
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