The part I found most interesting in this chapter was on the first page of the chapter. When classroom experiences go wrong, not only do students get discouraged, but so do teachers. When discouraged, both students and teachers make the choice to leave school, and some don't come back. Three out of five teachers leave the profession within their first five years.
This section of the book really scared me! I have so many fears about becoming a teacher: will I be able to connect with my students, will I be good at what I do, will I make a difference? I want to become a teacher so badly, and knowing that three out of five teachers leave within their first five years is quite a daunting statistic. But I suppose this is what Practicum is for; Practicum is really helping me to gain some experience at teaching. And so far my practicum experience has been great, and has really helped reaffirm my passion of teaching mathematics. Even though the statistic makes me a little nervous, it cannot shake my confidence that this is what I want to do with my life.
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