Teacher Academy Gives Students Classroom Experience

Kenzie Baldwin

Feature Editor

      Teacher Academy students are currently going inside classrooms to get experience teaching younger students. This class gives students the opportunity to see if teaching is what they want to do as a profession.

      "I think it is beneficial because if you want to teach or are considering it, this program is exactly what students need to help them be more sure," said senior Katelyn Hoenig.

      This semester, the class is focusing on teaching and getting involved in classrooms. The students can choose any grade level from kindergarten to eighth grade they want to observe and teach in to see if that certain grade level fits them.

      "This class has helped me decide which grade to do. First I had kindergarten and I loved it, then when I had eighth grade I was always bored. So it helped me decide the younger grades were what I wanted," said Hoenig.

      Students that are a part of Teacher Academy have learned the patience it takes to teach young children. They have also seen what it is like from the other side of the desk.

      "So far from teaching I have learned that Kindergarten and first grade are very different. They both take a special kind of patience. They are the…crucial years of a child's education. After taking this program, it's gotten me more excited for college and to start teaching," said Hoenig.