Teaming

Today I started team-teaching a unit for a remedial English class with a special education student teacher. We are teaching To Kill a Mockingbird which I have taught for the third time now in two months, but somehow it hasn't gotten old yet, especially because this time around is so different. Because this is a special class, it has its own curriculum, and my co-teacher and I have a lot of freedom. We are taking our sweet time making our way through the unit, and we're spending a considerable amount of time reading aloud. Our objective is to convey to our students the severity of the social issues taking place at the time and helping them realize to some extent the remnants of the racist sentiments tainting the modern world. Making the lessons from nearly a century ago relevant to our young audience may be a challenge, but it is a challenge I am up for as long as I have a partner by my side. I am very excited to sharing my newbie experience with this fellow student teacher, and I look forward to what we can learn together and from each other!