Junior Achievement

Hello,
So it has been awhile since the last time I have posted anything. So that should mean I have a bit to say on my blog today.
I will be blogging about my second and third Junior Achievement teaching experience. So here I go...

I did my second Junior on September 31, and the lesson I did is titled You Decide. This lesson was intended to for the students to learn about reflective decision-making. The students also participated in a game titled Choose Your Success, in which reflective decision-making is applied to their education and career.

I did not meet my goal I set after my first visit, which was to learn the students by name. It had been a while from my first visit to my second; due to personal problems. So I was disappointed at that, but did not let it bother me too much when I was teaching the class. So I set this goal up again for my third visit.

The students had a lot of fun with this activity, it also helped them a lot with learning the objective of the lesson. I also felt more comfortable speaking in front of the class this time around. I found myself asking the students more questions than I did the first time. I also noticed there were more students asking me questions and speaking aloud in the class this time around compared to the first time.

Overall, I really enjoyed my second Junior Achievement teaching experience.

My third Junior Achievement teaching was on Nov. 14. This lesson is titled Choose Your Success where they also played a game with the same name. The purpose of this lesson was for students to recognize the importance of staying in school and to understand the relationship between education and success in life. I really feel for the most part that many of the students already understood the importance of education in their life.

During this lesson, I felt very prepared. I even used the teaching tips on the side of the guide, they helped me out a lot. I did not remember every student by name but I did come pretty close. The students enjoyed this activity a little more than the others, I assume it is because they were in groups. When the students became more talkative and when they were getting off topic I decided to end the activity. I figured if they were talking about things other than the activity then they must be done.

I am very excited for my next visit, I find myself getting more confident the more I teach in front of the class.

Well this is it till next time
Danielle