Lexi Mitchell – My weekend is all booked

1) Hello! My name is Lexi, I’m 23 years old and can’t wait to start my career as an elementary school teacher in either Chico or Durham! I’m originally from Red Bluff, California, where life is simple and the back roads and bon fires are what made my childhood so fun. I believe that having faith in each and every one of your students in the classroom is key. I also think that this profession requires to you be one hundred percent invested, all in. I want to be the teacher that is kept awake at night thinking about how I can better help my students, the teacher that has snacks on hand, buys jackets in the winter, and any other necessities necessary for my students to succeed. I’d like to work with a diverse population of students from many backgrounds. Staying in at lunch to tutor or just talk to a student and be their biggest supporter is my goal. 

2) I think being a reader means something different for each individual. Some students may have to re-read things over and over to conceptualize a text, while others will be quick to grasp the main ideas. Being a reader takes place at a variety of settings and places for all of us, many people read social media posts daily, street signs, and text messages. Some people are quick to pick up a best selling novel and get through it within and couple days. That is usually not me. I can’t remember the last time I picked up a book and finished it! I hope this class can change that! I find myself making connections with things I have learned at school with things I read on social media and to me, that is pretty cool. From the Williams article I realized that from such a young age many classrooms categorize students into groups like the “readers” and “non readers”. With all of the research and tools we have today, teachers should be challenging theirselves when it comes to teaching english and reading. I really love the idea of connecting a text with “making stuff”. Peter Kittle’s class along with About the Authors totally changed my perception of what teaching English looks like in the classroom. I’m excited to dig deeper in this class!