Hello everybody out there in Mountie Land,

It’s me, Adam DePiro. Back for my last go around at my beloved college. The only difference is, this time I'm not going to be on campus to see anybody. I'm spending my last semester out on placement at local schools, learning the dos and don'ts, and, man, there are a lot of don'ts, in education. Unlike my other student teacher buddies, I don't have a Capstone class, so it's smooth sailing for me. My first placement is at Penn Cambria Middle School in Gallitzin. It's a sweet little place and my Co-Op, Cristy Evans, is really nice. Plus, double bonus, she has a Smart Board and let me tell you; those things are sick-awesome. I'm teaching 8th grade Civics and love/hating every minute of it.

Student-teaching is a strange experience because you are one semester removed from being a student yourself, but, now you are an authority figure that has to have all the answers. Mostly, I just put on a show, so that the kids don't know that I'm deathly afraid of them. But, don't let my whining fool you, I'm having a blast! I can't tell you how satisfying it is to make homework for other people. Hahahahahah! Suckers!

I like the 8th graders, because they are just starting to sprout personalities and have just gotten a sense of humor. They can understand a lot of what I say, but we are definitely still in the feeling-out stage of our student/teacher relationship. I did have a lot of passing laws with them, very funny. Well, other than that, join the PSEA, study hard, and if you don't go here, come for a visit and see what the Mount has for you.

1st rule for the student teacher: Don't let the shark see you bleed.
DePiro Rules!