Westlake High School - El Paisano Yearbook (Austin, TX)

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l l l Confront Student Teachers .-.f-J' V E ,,.1-1-f ' un all over them. The age difference can be a roblem too, especially with the seniors. They how they can get away with almost anything. , Student opinions of student teachers ranged om dislike to acceptance. One student even xpressed pity for them, since, she said, they are ever really given the teacher status or espect. Sometimes I was confused by my student teacher and didn't understand what he was try- ig to tell me, said freshman Judi Morgan. When that happened, l asked the regular teacher for help. Some of the problems the student teacher laced - like finding the cafeteria and library - rere solved easily enough. Others, including :oping with rowdy students, were more difficult, rut one student teacher commented that the kids e taught were nicer to him than he had been to is student teachers. . Most student teachers reaftirmed their desire D join the teaching profession, either because of ir despite their experiences here. - Ruth Page . Kathy Ball, student teacher with Ms. Shirley Stages, ooks on as Norman Atha studies. 2. John Cavileer lec- Eges to Sheri Hoffman and Paul Mueller during com- sition class. 3. Vicki Tatum, student-teaching Span- 'h, stands outside during a fire drill. 4. Neel Lyle, work- Eng with Ms. Jean Dahlquist, talks with Debbie Jobes bout her topic choice. 5. Sharmyn Lumsden, student acher in photojournalism, looks on as a student ows her point. 6. Linda Robinson, counselor trainee, rts through schedule cards. 7. Pam Horton, adminis- ative intern, reviews the district policy handbook. l29 Ricky Nelson Bev Newsom V P A' .f Shawn O'Conner Don Offerman X V Q 'ia k .r 5 I gr 2 Y , I . . David Oldenburg Cliff O'Meara X3 , Jeff Oyston Russell Pankratz f f Ax Mary Parker Larry Parsons Mark Patterson Wckie Patterson Andy Peschka Mary Kay Pavlica

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IZ8 Management Problems, Conferences Despite the expected, What do I do next confusion, student teachers learned to cope with various problems that confronted them dur- ing their nine-week stay. Perhaps the first problem they faced and solved was that of learning high schoolers' names, for until the University of Texas students could associate names and faces, their cooper- ating teachers remained somewhat apprehensive about turning full class responsibility into the hands of the neophytes. Usually a break-in period of two weeks passed while student teachers noted classroom management methods and grading procedures. Then, following a conference between the cooperating teacher, the UT supervisor and the student teacher, the student teacher took over the sometimes awesome task of being in charge. And while to the high school student, it might seem that the cooperating teacher is left with playtime, this is not always so, for just as the stu- dent teachers have problems, so do the cooper- ating teachers. One of the disadvantages of having a stu- dent teacherf' according to Ms. Maurine Atwood, is that the regular teacher is not able to stayin contact with the kids. Echoing Ms. Atwood's sentiments was Ms. Lynda Ware, who said she missed the daily con- tact with her classes. When the student teacher leaves, I feel like I have to get reacquainted with my classes. Jack Grimes commented, Most student teachers are insecure. The main reason being that the actual student knows that the student teacher doesn't have real authority and the kids ,lr Soto in -235. 'W al I,

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130 re-lax-a-tion Cre'lak sa shenj - relief from work and effort to slow down, take it easy, do what one likes. The dictionary definition of relaxa- tion is strictly adhered to, almost everyone relaxes sometimes. Teach- ers need time away from the pres- sures of lesson-planning, presenta- tions and paper grading, while stu- dents plead their case for a break from studies. This time is spent in activities rang- ing from cooking to waterskiing, camping, driving around, fishing, model building, motorcycling, stamp collecting, swimming, watching TV and just plain, goofing off. -Joe Parker 1. Jana Ward checks her horse's saddle before she rides in the country. 2. A refreshing boat ride on Lake Austin helps Ms. Martha Cherico recover from a school day. 3. Unleashing his frustrations on a golf ball, Lee Boyd Montgom- ery finds pleasure in the golf course's challenge. 4. John Purnell attends to a mechanical problem under the hood. 5. Lane Thomas installs a CB radio in his car. 6. Preparing special gourmet delights relaxes Don Farmer