Western Connecticut State University - Pahquioque Yearbook (Danbury, CT)

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student orchestra and chorus practicing a smile, a hearty hello Seniors back from training Keep Curley Clean Brass Ensemble planning for interim Basketball intramurals girls knitting success of Christmas Concert Zoology experiments A.A. roller skating party class meetings Girl Scouts, Red Cross, Community Center the night before Christmas Sophomore Christmas party 3:50 class on Friday keeping up with studies On New Year's Eve we- learn by doing Music Department concert Mock Legislature representatives elected Varsity basketball games Mr. Lanning, guest piano soloist, Danbury Orchestral Society driving course bowling Literary issue of the Courier Tuesday afternoon Musicale Music Notes for alumnae everyone sporting Santa's gifts meetings with sponsors midnight oil-burning exam week registration-hlling out schedule cards Music seminar Interim-working in real situations students gaining realistic insights traveling range in personalities new interests radio stations, schools, hospitals Frosh are new veterans Week-end winter sports trip to New Hampshire How do you like school? 44 1 l

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Q- AS fr ll: r.1..t:j I fl . - if ff I -Q . -. Xi' .' 'X' ', Q' u I GULP7 AM A TEACHER Early September has the juniors venture forth in a new realm of experiences. For two days we sit in the back of a room in either Locust Ave. or Balmforth Ave. Schools to observe how teaching is done, and to learn about the reactions of the little, delicate, sweet, angelic children. CRemember this is a pre-teacher's opinion.D Then the big moment arrives-a twenty-minute lesson. Our plans are in order on paper and in our mind- but what happens? The inevitable tangent suddenly has gushed forth, and you, find yourself in the midst of a personal confusion. Attempting to make your mind's wheels turn faster than the discussion, and still have an organized discussion makes one wonder if he is coming, going, or has been. Finally in a stroke of genius, you relate the topic of discussion back to the original lesson. You feel personal pride, accomplishment, and satisfaction, that is until your critic teacher confronts you. You are told 46 that the class went off on a tangent, you did not cover your material, your class was too long, you called on too few pupils, you don't know their names, etc. The rest of the words fall to a numb ear, a person who was like a balloon whose air was let out by the jab of a pin. In about a week-and-one-half the excitement of teaching wears off and boredom sets in. Gradually, as your critic teacher points out various items, the meth- ods and ideas seem to fall into place, a renaissance has confronted you and you begin to realize that teaching is not all a straight road of give and take, but rather many avenues which wind, twist and relate to the big road. When you find yourself fitting into the groove and your work running with efficient smoothness, the fourth week of your training period is rapidly drawing to a close and you visualize yourself on the other side of the desk. 1+ . ' f. Q NWA,