Sixth Grade

This week I have been attending sixth grade summer school.

As usual, the education classes I am taking require some amount of field experience. This semester I am required to spend 8 days in a classroom. I requested placement in a middle school to get an idea what it is like to work with the younger folks.

So far so good. Today I got the opportunity to teach a mini-session on factoring and prime numbers.

The most striking difference I have noticed? Sixth graders get recess. Woo Hoo!

I am amazed at some of the material we have been reviewing. Some of this stuff, I did not see until 7, 8, 9 or 10th grade. Times are certainly changing.