Final field post at Ignatius

My last observation at Ignatius was a good experience. I really enjoyed doing these observations. However, I think that 10 hours is a bit too long. 8 hours would be good. I think that 10 hours is a bit repetitive of what you will see. Nonetheless, I really did enjoy the experience. My last day was a good day. It was a "blue and gold day" at Ignatius. "Blue and gold days" are done at Ignatius when a team plays for a state championship and that day our football did play in the game, it is too bad that we lost. I was the only person in the classroom that was actually wearing a shirt and tie. I thought that was funny. The day in class was a lecture. He read off of a power point on new information the class was learning, the last new information learned before the final exam. Then, the class was given a worksheet to go over it. Mr. Dybicz said, "the best way to deal with new information is to just start working on it right away, work in groups, use the notes as a guide, or please feel free to ask me for help." I agree 100% with that. It is good to begin work while it is still fresh in your mind. I came into my final day with 9 hours. So I was only there for 1 hour. In that one hour, I did not get to see a whole lot more. In this experience of observing a class, I was able to see things from a teachers perspective a little more. A student can just get by in a class but a teacher can never do that. A teacher must come totally prepared for every single class. There are no "periods off" Mr. Dybicz said to me. I agree with that 100%.

Blog Post #10.

This semester has been a tough one for me. I got good grades, but it was tough for me in deciding what I wanted to do for the rest of my life. After taking this class, I am certain that I do not want to become a teacher. That was tough for me to accept. I always thought that teaching would be something that would want to do. I grew up wanting to be a high school teacher and high school football coach. But after the class i realized that teaching was not in my future. The only reason that I would want to major in education because I wanted to learn really how to teach different people because my dream is to be a football coach in the NFL (National Football League) .  However, I will be switching my major. I did not get the sense of learning to teach people in this class, instead I learned about schools and the issues that they face. That is so important, no doubt, but it is not something that I care about, it is not for me to deal with. What I discovered about myself this semester that I am destined to go into my family business of coaching football. Growing up my dad was a high school football coach, and being able to grow up with my dad in a football locker room at a place as special as St. Ignatius were the best experiences I could have ever had, I thank God every day that my dad raised me a football guy, also my grand-uncle is Don Shula, the winningest coach in the history of the NFL both of his sons went into coaching and his grandchildren, my cousins did as well. I learned that is what I am to do. Football is my passion, not teaching. I did not enjoy this class. No young adult can sit in a classroom for 3 hours straight and not be just completely bored. This needs to be a 2 day class, not one day. I did not learn how to teach people. Instead, we learned more about schools. Again, that is important, but not for me. I love football. I hate when people tell me that do not see the beauty that the game has to offer. I have seen this game do amazing things for people. But, when people tell me they hate school, I almost always agree with them. I could not devote my life to school, I would not be happy, my life is in football. That is where I will be the most happy. That is what I learned about myself in this class.