ed 2500

After a full week off I went back to school today for my first day of summer session one. For the months of May and June I will be engaged in my first education practicum, which consists mostly of observation and personal reflection. One of the advantages of taking ed 2500 in the May/June session is the opportunity to focus upon the requirements of the course, because you are not taking a full semester of courses along with the practicum.

I do not yet know where I am going to be placed. They try to fit you into a classroom that is in harmony with your major and/or your personal interest... but there are no guarantees. At some point in the education program at the U of L I will have the opportunity to work with elementary, middle, and high school students; one of the aims of the U of L program is to train all their graduates to be employable from any grade K to 12.

I am also looking forward to the fact that this class is graded on a pass/fail basis. There is a lot of work that has to be done, but at the same time this grading strategy takes out the competitive element, which is kind of nice for a change.