My First Day

Today was my first day at Jackson High School. I woke up early and carefully picked out my outfit. Before I left the house, I took a quick look in the mirror to make sure everything appeared just right. The fifteen minute drive to the school was filled with nerves and pump-up music. Yes, you may think it was a bit much, but to me it fit the situation. I arrived around 8:15 a.m.; at this time in the school day it was class change. I entered the hallways with butterflies going crazy in my stomach. To make matters worse, every hallway I turned down led me to a dead end. I was lost without a finish line in sight. I looked young and clueless. I don’t think anyone thought I was an older college student; I look as young as sixteen. After roaming the hallways, I finally found Mrs. Mann’s lovely classroom. While she attended to her homeroom students, I walked a few doors down to Mrs. Barnes’ room- a former classmate of mine. It was great to see a familiar face. I am thankful she will be only a few doors away this year. She is a great teacher and her students are fortunate to have her. After a fun chat with her, I returned back to Mrs. Mann’s room. A few minutes later the students I will begin my student teaching with began to filter into the room. High school freshman filled the classroom with nerves and laughter. Mrs. Mann began reciting names and making the kids laugh with her witty remarks. Before the end of class, I introduced myself. I told the students they have to be nice to me otherwise they’ll fail- a joke none of them found funny. I can tell there are some interesting characters in the class; they definitely made me laugh quite a few times. My butterflies escaped by the end of the period; I became very excited. I stayed for the next class which is accelerated 10th grade English. It was another great group of kids. Each of them gave Mrs. Mann their full attention. After the class ended, I began to exit out the back. I needed to head to my college class; otherwise I would have loved to stay a bit longer. I never expected to learn so much on my first day. Mrs. Mann is cool and confident with her teaching style. I can tell this is going to be a good experience, but thank goodness I got the first day over with!





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