My First Class

By Joseph Amorizzo
EDI 17 Psychology and Development of Adolescent Students

College of Education

Long Island University, C. W. Post

September , 2010

When I first entered class yesterday, I was not sure what to expect. I was reading the advice from other students and I began to think that this class would be another overwhelming education class. I felt that we would learn many ideas throughout the semester and write man papers. I felt like this class would be the same old thing that my high school and some college classes were like. However, I was proven wrong very quickly. When we played the Name Game, the tension and the high anxiety in the classroom was immediately broken. We were all laughing and enjoying the class right from day one.

This is definitely an activity I would use in my own classroom, because it would take me forever to learn all my student’s names without this game. Although we did not start reading the textbook, I learned something very valuable. As teachers, we must try and connect a difficult task or topic to something fun and exciting. If we are able to do this, the students would not only be interested in the topic, but the concepts will be implanted in their minds from day one.

I knew I wanted to become a teacher only a few years ago. I was originally a forensic science major. In the summer of my second year, I worked at a summer school for a family friend. One day, the teacher asked me to just talk to the kids and teach them for a while. As I began to teach, I saw how it affected the students and how it affected me. Unfortunately, I did not have many tools for teaching since I was a Forensic Science major. I knew that I was able to teach children and, with some more tools and ideas, I feel that I can influence many lives in a positive way. Eventually, I transferred to C.W. Post and started my journey to become a Chemistry teacher.
(Joseph Amorizzo, September 8, 2010)

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