About Teacher Cadets


  • This blog was created for a student in a high school who is participating in the Teacher Cadet Program.

    The primary goal of the Teacher Cadet Program is to encourage students to consider teaching as a career. A secondary goal is to provide these students insights about teachers and schools so that they will be civic advocates of education.

    This blog was created for the student to share learning, insights, questions, and experiences they gain as they participate in the program. Links to other classroom participants are included.

    The class blog is located at: Teacher Cadets

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Comments

Esta

Caitlin,
I love the exhuberance and energy. It just bounced across my screen. You will be a terrific teacher. Nothing is worse than someone without zip in the classroom.

Take your time deciding on a college. Visit a few schools and choose the one that makes you feel comfortable.

Esta

Lani

Hi Caitlin,

A sense of humor is so important in the classroom!! Take a minute to reflect upon your own classroom experiences. Is there a teacher whose sense of humor you remember? How did that sense of humor affect the students in the class? Can you remember a time when a good laugh woke up a class or diffused a tense situation? And I loved the “I’ll be back”; years ago we had a MAC in the classroom that said that when it was not used for a while. I still use that phrase today at home!

You mentioned having an opportunity to learn about colleges of education and that you had heard some “very good things” about Augusta State. What are those good things? Do you have criteria for selecting the college you want to attend? I immediately went to http://www.ncate.org to see if Augusta State was accredited by that organization and it is. That website lists all the accredited colleges of education in the country by state. And it has a page that suggests what to look for in a teacher education program at http://www.ncate.org/public/lookfor.asp?ch=2. Thought perhaps you might be interested.

You mentioned “If you happen to notice something done wrong please tell me”. I am thinking there is not right or wrong in writing and blogging, it is more about process and improvement and taking ownership of what you do. I can feel your enthusiasm in your writing! It’s pretty incredible. It is difficult for many people to let their emotions flow into their writing. So I am wondering if this is a process, then what’s the next step toward improvement on “on this whole
"professional looking" type thing”. (What a neat way to phrase it!!!)

For the future teacher with a great sense of humor, here’s a hokey teacher joke:
Teacher: Why have you got cotton wool in your ears, do you have an infection?
Pupil: Well you keep saying that things go in one ear and out the other so I am trying to keep them it all in!

I’m looking forward to reading your next posting!!
Best,
Lani

caitlin1

Esta,
Thank you for the comment!
I love to write with enthusiasm. I hate to read boring things, so when I write i try to use excitement and humor. It keeps you interested and wanting to read it again.

Right now I am thinking about Georgia College and State University or maybe Georgia Southern. I know that those schools have great teaching programs

Thank you for the comment!!

-Caitlin


Caitlin,
I love the exhuberance and energy. It just bounced across my screen. You will be a terrific teacher. Nothing is worse than someone without zip in the classroom.

Take your time deciding on a college. Visit a few schools and choose the one that makes you feel comfortable.

Esta

caitlin1

Esta,
Thank you for the comment!
I love to write with enthusiasm. I hate to read boring things, so when I write i try to use excitement and humor. It keeps you interested and wanting to read it again.

Right now I am thinking about Georgia College and State University or maybe Georgia Southern. I know that those schools have great teaching programs

Thank you for the comment!!

-Caitlin


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