My partner and I had a new experience of which I have mixed feelings. On one had hand, saying goodbye to our previous teacher Mrs. Diette was unfortunate. The times for our visits  just couldn’t work due to our scheduling. In the back of my mind, I will continuously think of the things that could have been with her class and Maury Middle school. However, we were given the privilege of traveling to Rockbridge County Highschool to be apart of Mrs. Leadbetter’s classroom experience.

As we walked through the Highschool, I experienced a very different sight from the Middle School. I saw teenagers on the verge of finding themselves and much more interactions than I am used to. In Mrs. Leadbetter’s class, order was established through humor. This fact was surprising yet interesting and gave me an idea of how to approach the kids in the class.

The class is currently reading the book Night by Elie Wiesel and looking at it through an analytical rhetorical lens. Soon they will be writing informed research papers on a topic of their choice. During this process we have been asked to assist the students in gathering ideas for this paper and potentially helping through the research process. Personally, I am looking forward to getting to know them all to understanding their dynamic and learning tendencies.