Today was my last day and I can honestly say that I am going to miss all the students! I wish that our last class together could have been more interactive than a quiz over the material we had been covering all week, but I guess you have to wrap up somehow. Some students asked if I would stay or even come back and I think that if I were going to stay in Fairbanks I would definitely consider returning.
At the end of the day there was a snow shoe race between all classes. It was a relay race, where each group representing each class had to run a trail in snow shoes and be the first back to make a fire, boil a cup of water and make their teacher tea. It was an awesome activity that involved the whole school and included aspects of Alaska Native culture and traditions. It was a perfect way to end my experience at Effie Kokrine. It is a wonderful school filled with kids that have larger than life personalities and really do want to learn.
Reflecting on my experience, I have realized that although my understanding of the schools educational dynamic may not be as knowledgeable as those that make Effie their home, my direct impression is that students found my method of instruction out of the ordinary. My use of technology, which is common place in the development of teachers and students alike at my intern site, was seen as fascinating; motivating even. My Socratic method of discussion and lack of text usage seemed profound. Both were valued by the students and the supervising teacher alike. These same techniques of instruction in a school where they are common place require me to further develop strategies to get the kind of response from my own students.
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