My grade school was great! I loved going to school when I was in grade school, everything was so much fun and interesting. All of my teachers supported learning in their students, and all of them seemed to thoroughly enjoy teaching. My first memories of my teachers are the ones who have influenced me to become a teacher. We always got to post our works in the hallway to show off to all the other students. When we would walk through the halls there was lots of chatter. There were rules to follow, and the teachers made sure that we followed them, but also allowed enough leniencies that we didn't feel like they were trying to control us.
One thing I remember so well about my grade school is the school lunches. I have often thought about going back there just to eat the lunches, they were so good! We had such amazing options; it seemed like something different everyday!
I did have some teachers that I would say I didn't like too much. My fifth grade math teacher seemed very authoritative to me, but it could have been because he was a big guy, and that he was a little stricter than I was used too. Overall, my grade school was very nurturing. Being that I am from a smaller town, the teachers and administration probably already know someone in my family so it is a natural part of our community to want everyone to succeed.
I was in my grade school until I was in 7th grade and then my district had finished the new high school and middle school. So in my middle school, I was only there for the 8th grade. I feel that the middle school offered the same kind of climate as the grade school did. The school was always very supportive of the learning of the individuals in the school.
There are four grade schools in my school district, and they all joined for middle school, this added to the mix different income status' in students’ home lives. This may have changed the climate of the student to student climate, only because middle school is generally the time when people find their 'groups' of friends, and tend to hang out with them. And sometimes cliques came about.
In high school, there were your average cliques that were known. But still everyone got along. There wasn't really bullying when I was in high school. Maybe some minor poking fun of someone, but I cannot even recall when that would've occurred.
The teachers that I had classes with were generally very interested in their students, and wanted them to learn from their courses. One teacher in particular, Mrs. Gerds, she was very intent on making the lives of her students be meaningful. She was always connecting with her students and her students all wanted to succeed in her class.
My experience in my school district was very good. I would be grateful to become a teacher at my high school.
Korri M. Kraemer
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