Orientation Day

I was really pleased with the orientation on Thursday. I don’t know exactly what it was I was expecting, but I feel like it went better than expected. I think the way they organized everything was really well done. I felt like the staff at First Avenue school was really energetic and happy to be there, which is really reassuring. On top of that, they seemed really open to questions and were willing to answer everything from what districts pay the best to how to go about obtaining my substitute license. Each station they had was helpful and taught me something that I didn’t know about teaching, so I felt like I really took something from the whole experience.
I was also really excited about who I got from my shadowing. I have Miss Gonzalez and she facilitated for the whole orientation, and I liked her personality. She seems really dedicated to what she does and just seems like a genuinely nice person. I was really nervous as to who I was going to get to shadow, and she definitely seems like a good person to learn from.
The whole school was absolutely gorgeous. It was huge, but our tour guides were sure to show us ever y little thing about their school. It was nice to see kids take pride in their school; it makes me think that if they take such pride in it, the school must be doing something right. The faculty really seemed to be proud in their school as well. They had said that First Avenue School had had some really dark days, and now the school is doing very well. I’m really excited to be dealing with a school like this, and am really excited to start my shadowing.