Going into the first classroom visit at Maury River Middle School, I am feeling both excited and anxious. It’s similar to the feeling I had as a child on the first day of school. The only difference is instead of preparing my outfit the night before, I’m preparing how to adequately interact with students. It’s hard to say my partner and I will only observe in the background the first day, because I know once in the environment I will be full hands on deck. For me throughout my educational career, I can only remember the names of a few teachers. These select groups of teachers had a positive impression and affect on me which I valued. Now that I am standing in their shoes, I want to be one of those positive figures that these students can remember. Elise Sheffield in her presentation helped me realize that kids are craving to learn, they just need to be put in situations where it’s interesting. Furthermore, they should be guided to make interpretations and conclusions for themselves to make the experience meaningful. Like her, I don’t want to be seen as the teacher that is just making the class do an assignment. Rather I’d like to be the eccentric, outside of the box teacher that will make activities enjoyable. I expect students to be shy at first and it’ll take a little to open them up. Once our relationship is established, it will be easier to get productivity out of the classroom. Having contacted Ms. Dowless, I already know we have to deliver a presentation on public speaking. This is our first opportunity to have complete power over the class, so I plan to make the presentation interactive and meaningful. This teaching moment will be our first real impression for the students and we will take advantage of the opportunity to the fullest.