As a student anticipating my own classes and clawing through the everyday struggles of my cadetship, I didn’t imagine that I would be teaching a class. It surprised me even more when I was switched from middle school to high school. Mrs. Diette’s 8th grade English was entirely different from Mrs. Leadbetter’s 10th grade English and we had to adjust our observations and work direction for the circumstances. As I got to know the kids in Mrs. Leadbetter’s class a little more, I saw the brightness and intelligence that the kids possessed.
Mrs. Leadbetter’s class was structured around repetition and information being presented unchronological. So, I believe it was to our advantage that we only visited one time a week. My partner and I, during our time with the class, was advised by Mrs. Leadbetter that the students needed assistance in research writing. We mutually agreed that research would be a great topic to pursue. This was going to be our way to help the students. This added value to our presentation because research writing is required in almost all fields you choose to go into. In a way, we would be helping to establish the basics for the rest of their careers. This was our way of achieving our own goal, and impacting the student’s lives.
The world pandemic, COVID-19, put our efforts into a heartbreaking halt. We were unable to present our information due to the circumstances of the current Rockbridge High School. Mrs. Leadbetter explained to us that students there started to grow disinterest in assignments because they wouldn’t be graded. She felt that our project wouldn’t be worth presenting because the capabilities to see it were limited. Our news, although nerve racking, was understandable. I just hope that we can influence another’s project along the way.