Katie Delahunty came to Troy in the fall of 2017 from Fairhope, Alabama. After falling in love with the smaller atmosphere on a tour, Katie ended up at Troy and is now majoring in elementary education. This is her first semester observing a teacher in the classroom.
Question 1: What brought you to the teacher education program?
Answer: I always taught swim lessons when I was younger, and I still do when I go home. I always loved when I taught them how to swim and how great it made me feel, so I was like, "what if I was actually teaching them something other than swimming, actual core knowledge that they are going to use for the rest of their live." It just kinda got me interested in it, and I've loved it ever since.
Question 2: Tell me about your observation hours.
Answer: I intern at Troy Elementary, in Ms. Evans' third grade class.
Question 3: How have you seen yourself grow as a future teacher though observing thus far?
Answer: I've always been patient, but I feel like I've grown more in how to be patient. As well as realizing the teacher that I'm going to want to be. You see the way one teacher works and you think, "Okay I want to do that," or, "I don't want to do that."
Question 4: Has observing reaffirmed, or changed your idea of what grade you want to teach? Why?
Answer: Well, I'm in third grade right now and I absolutely love it. But, I went to the Boys and Girls Club, and I worked with kindergarteners with their homework and did not enjoy it as much. I love the children, but I did not like the criteria I was teaching, or their focus level. I feel that the older they are the more I can connect with them, versus a younger child that may not understand the core fully. So I think older the better. I like third grade and would definitely be open to older but probably not younger.
Question 5: What has been your favorite part of observing this semester?
Answer: Just the love of the children. I like when I walk in the classroom and they get so happy to ask me questions, and simply helping them out. Every time Ms. Evans asks me to do something for her I want to do it, therefore it's fun for me.
Question 6: The hardest part?
Answer: Not being able to do much more than just be there. I know that some children have disadvantages, and you can see that in your class. You want to do more for them, but you can't. You can't overstep your boundaries
Question 7: What is your advice to students entering the education/observation program?
Answer: Stay positive. Don't get in the gossip, don't give in to talking about bad experiences. Have a good mindset, because no matter what you are going through it is not about you once you are on that campus. It's about the students.
Currently a junior, Katie has three semesters left in the teacher education program at Troy University. While she is excited to begin teaching in her own classroom, she says the thing she will miss most once she graduates is the people here at Troy.
Question 1: What brought you to the teacher education program?
Answer: I always taught swim lessons when I was younger, and I still do when I go home. I always loved when I taught them how to swim and how great it made me feel, so I was like, "what if I was actually teaching them something other than swimming, actual core knowledge that they are going to use for the rest of their live." It just kinda got me interested in it, and I've loved it ever since.
Question 2: Tell me about your observation hours.
Answer: I intern at Troy Elementary, in Ms. Evans' third grade class.
Question 3: How have you seen yourself grow as a future teacher though observing thus far?
Answer: I've always been patient, but I feel like I've grown more in how to be patient. As well as realizing the teacher that I'm going to want to be. You see the way one teacher works and you think, "Okay I want to do that," or, "I don't want to do that."
Question 4: Has observing reaffirmed, or changed your idea of what grade you want to teach? Why?
Answer: Well, I'm in third grade right now and I absolutely love it. But, I went to the Boys and Girls Club, and I worked with kindergarteners with their homework and did not enjoy it as much. I love the children, but I did not like the criteria I was teaching, or their focus level. I feel that the older they are the more I can connect with them, versus a younger child that may not understand the core fully. So I think older the better. I like third grade and would definitely be open to older but probably not younger.
Question 5: What has been your favorite part of observing this semester?
Answer: Just the love of the children. I like when I walk in the classroom and they get so happy to ask me questions, and simply helping them out. Every time Ms. Evans asks me to do something for her I want to do it, therefore it's fun for me.
Question 6: The hardest part?
Answer: Not being able to do much more than just be there. I know that some children have disadvantages, and you can see that in your class. You want to do more for them, but you can't. You can't overstep your boundaries
Question 7: What is your advice to students entering the education/observation program?
Answer: Stay positive. Don't get in the gossip, don't give in to talking about bad experiences. Have a good mindset, because no matter what you are going through it is not about you once you are on that campus. It's about the students.
Currently a junior, Katie has three semesters left in the teacher education program at Troy University. While she is excited to begin teaching in her own classroom, she says the thing she will miss most once she graduates is the people here at Troy.
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