Experiencing a Student Teacher by Amanda Sangalli

Not most classes will get student teachers so not everyone knows what it's like to have one in a class. Luckily our class has been fortunate enough to actually get to see what it's like. At first, it was a little weird to have another person in the classroom, let alone another person teaching. Because it is already January, this whole school year we've been adjusting to Mrs. Kopp's teaching styles/habits and we have just become so used to having her teach us. Of course it was a little unusual to have someone else teaching us and just having Mrs. Kopp sit back and listen just like one of us students, but the experience of having a student teacher has helped a lot. It helps us get a better understanding that not everyone we have as a teacher is going to teach the same ways we're used to. It was nice to see a variety of teaching styles first hand from day to day. Also, most high school students never really have a teacher that's right out of college so we were able to see the difference between a brand new teacher and someone whose been doing this for years. Although it was a little awkward to answer questions or get situated with the change, it helped us learn new things in a different way that we are used to. Thankfully, we had a student teacher that was eager to teach us and passionate about what he was doing and not just someone who doesn't care. Having a student teacher in the classroom was kinda awkward at first, but once we opened up to the idea of it, we were able to realize how much this experience will end up benefiting us

The positives of Student Teachers in the classroom By Cameron Riley

For most of my life in school, I haven’t had a student teacher help students and teach us in class with the main teacher. Other classes in elementary and middle school had a student teacher, but I was never put in one of those classes. So I was very interested to learn that there was a student teacher coming into our English class to do their requirements to one day become a teacher. I researched the topic of student teachers and found mostly positives about having these teachers in the classroom for the student and the teacher.

People who go through the student teacher program are trying to receive a Bachelor of Education or Master of Education degree in college. This experience can prepare them for the teaching stage at whatever grade they assist in teaching for a one or two week period. Maria Sweeney a curriculum coordinator in Chicago asked student teachers in her district about what they had gained attribute wise. Attributes such as focusing on their own teaching skills, being aware of communication in the classroom and a better understanding of the role of a teacher.

Students can also benefit from this experience, the student teacher is a student in college and has more knowledge of technology than maybe some other teachers do. Technology is now a modern day tool to try and teach young students by having them get used to modern day technology. Students also can learn what the experience of becoming a teacher is about and have a spark of interest in the job later in life.
Overall, student teachers have a great effect on the classroom and the process is beneficial for both the teacher and student.