Mid Semester Reflection

Overall, this class has proved very useful to me for my future career as a teacher. I have really enjoyed learning about different genres of children's books and learning how books can be such powerful tools in the classroom. I feel that I am also getting a lot out of this class personally, because I am taking the time to pick out books that interest me and I am finding out what kinds of genres and various authors I really like. I feel that learning what kind of books I enjoy will help form my style of teaching, (even though I won't ever limit my class to one genre by any means!). I think that this class has allowed me to delve into kid's books in a way that I haven't since I was a little kid. This is important because I am going to be an elementary school teacher, and I need to be a reader just like my students are becoming readers. By reacting, enjoying, and analyzing various books in this class, it has allowed me to see that I will be able to do these same things with my own students in the future. There is an endless amount of books out there, and that overwhelms me a little bit. However, this class has really encouraged me to look at different authors/illustrators and to look at different genres. It has also made me aware of some really fascinating books. Most of the reading I have done the last few years has been "school based" texts. Even though, this class is a requirement, I feel that it has allowed me to start reading for enjoyment again.