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Senior Education Majors

Find That Teaching Is A

Full-time Job During

Rrrriiinng!! The alarm goes practice. Michelle O'Keefe

off at 5:30 a.m. After getting said, "My main interest and

up, taking a quick shower, focus is children. I want to

and possibly consum ing be a part of their lives and

breakfast, the commute to inspire them to continue

schools in Hillsborough and their education.”

Pinellas counties begins.

Upon arrival at school, the

student i n t e r n s day

has only begun. Homework is

turned in, papers are given

back, and assignments are

given out. For an intern,

breaks might include going

over lesson plans, consol­

ing a student who has hurt

himself, or possibly super­

vising the playground. At

the end of seven to eight

hours of teaching, they start

the commute home. Eve­

nings consist of studying

The last step before student internship

tomorrow's lesson, grading teaching in the class­ program he will go

room is to fill out through is the culmi­
papers, or working on pro­

the student teacher nation of extensive

jects. Though teaching is of­ application. Shonn preparation — four

Brown affixes his years of studying,
ten a gruelling workout, in­

senior picture to his numerous classes,

terns enjoy the hands-on application before and dozens of pro­

he turns it in. The jects and tests.

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