Bloomington High School South, The Gothic, 2013, Page 107

Description:	As many cadet teachers discovered, learning throughreal-world experience is often better than studying in aclassroom.That tickles, the boy giggled asgooey green paint was brushed ontohis hands to decorate a banner alongwith the rest of his class. Notsurprisingly, the young boy wasexceedingly energetic. He lurchedback and forth, wiggling his body as ifhe were doing a complex dance, asnior Sarah Brinegar struggled tomplete the print. Eventually, sheanaged to press the boys green-bated hands on to the white banner,and as he bounded away happily, shesmiled at her small success.This was the life of a cadetteacher, Bloomington South seniorsworking afternoons as a teachingassistants at local elementary schools.Seniors like Brinegar, Ellen Groggand Douglas Terrill, interested inpursuing child education as a career,tested themselves in the real world withthe cadet teaching program.This is a huge learningexperience in learning how to dealwith kids, explained Grogg. I helpgrade papers, make lesson plans andrun a book club and a discussiongroup.WEEKS INI QSvnthesLeaving school after third periodto hang out with kids might haveseemed like an easy way out of twocourses, however, as the cadetteachers discovered, it was anythingbut: The work, although enjoyable,could often be stressful.Whats hard about it is when aclass is really excited, said Terrill, Itsdifficult to get them to listen and payattention. He was quick to point out,however, that overall cadet teachingwas a really great experience.Although these students playedthe roles of teachers, as Groggexplained, being a cadet teacher wasa learning experience. In fact, in manycases the teachers seemed to learn asmuch as the students.I have a lot more respect forteachers now, said Grogg. Theirschool day doesnt end when the bellrings.Back at the paint-coveredbanner, more children filed out of theclassroom, ready to add theirhandprints to the rainbow. Brinegarsopen smile turned to a look of focus:she had a lot of work ahead of her.-JAMES TANFORDDuring a Book Clubmeeting on February 28,Junior Erol Ozturk shares histhoughts on The Name ofthe Wind while juniorEdward Krause listens. Eachmember chose a differentbook to present. PHOTO BYQUINTON MCNEILJuniors on Dance Marathonlisten to a speaker duringtheir tour of Riley ChildrensHospital on March 7. Theevent consisted of a tour ofthe facility and play timewith the Riley patients.PHOTO BY SARA NEMES.With the beginning of anew trimester the sign upsheet in the guidancecounselors office fills upfast. Many students came into make schedule changessuch as switching classes orteachers. PHOTO COURTESYABIGAIL TOWELL.I think its awesome that theysupport this career path. As a girl,youre really treated as one ofthe guys.You dont know what to expect.Theres nothing guaranteed withthese classes.joniors Casey Hardesty! and Samantha Creech_
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