Field Experience at Arts High

Field Experience at Arts High

When I attended Arts High on Oct 26, I went right into the office to let my teacher know that I was there. When the secretary had called my teacher, Mr. Mogley, he had no idea who I was and why I was there after e-mailing him three times telling him that I was coming. Once we took care of who was who, I had a great time and a great teacher to talk to and observe. Mr. Mogley was a physical education teacher. He was really outgoing and relaxed. Right from the beginning when he and I walked to his office, kids would go out of their way to talk to him. That was the first sign that said, he is a great teacher and has great relationships with his kids. Once we arrived at his office, his co-workers were there as well and I had the opportunity to talk to all of them. They all gave me little tips here and there that will definitely be useful in the future. Because Arts High had block scheduling, there was plenty of time for me to talk to the P.E teachers, (I was relieved). Once the period was over we walked up to the gym so he could teach his sophomore class. Everyone was confused on where to go. This was the first day that the kids had gym because before this they all had health. As Mr. Mogley started to warm the kids up, all the kids wanted to come over and talk to me and find out who I was. I felt honored, but the kids had to get started, so I joined them. It was great! I got along with the kids so well, and they couldn’t believe the shape I was in ( mainly because they weren’t in shape). Mr. Mogley thought it was great the fact that I joined in because he noticed that the kids were working harder. These kids are all so nice and respectful. They love their teacher too. I asked some of the kids why they loved their teacher, they said, “because he doesn’t talk to us like we are 6 years old and he’s cool.” The phys. Ed. Classes were very small. He only had 7 kids in his class and 5 of them were girls. This was good because they got a lot more done with less pandemonium. The kids kept asking me, “Why do you want to be a phys. Ed. Teacher?” I asked, why do you want to major in music? I noticed that all of his students were black or Hispanic. There were no white kids at all. But this was fine, everyone seemed to get along great! During class, a lot of the girls were singing the whole time, and they are AMAZING! There were times that I got carried away listening to the girls sing, that I forgot what I was there for. I also had a chance to talk to some students about the school. I found it interesting that any of the 4 kids that I talked to could only say great things about the school. They all seem to speak very highly of the school, the programs, and the teachers. It was such a great experience to attend Arts High. All the teachers were willing to help me and answer any questions that I needed. The students are also great kids and it proved to me that just because they live in Newark doesn’t mean that they are worthless, drug dealers, or stupid. I had such a great time that I know that I want to do my student teaching there if I get the opportunity.