Today I had the pleasure of visiting Katie's class for the Great American Teach-In. I was nervous, because I was following a police officer who let them all use the loudspeaker in his squad car. How do you follow something fun like that?
But we had a GREAT time! I was barely done introducing myself and they were already asking questions. We talked about my education, the kinds of classes I had to take in college, and the kinds of things I do now. I had lots of pictures and various sample items for them to look at and feel. We talked about waste-to-energy versus landfilling for garbage disposal options. The thing they were most excited about was the tire shredder I talked about! And who can blame them... Watching tires get shredded is pretty cool.
The kids were so polite and seemed to enjoy my presentation. Katie's teacher even said he learned quite a bit from me as well. I had goodie bags with pens, pencils, and small toys to hand out to everyone, and I had coloring pages about landfills and waste-to-energy facilities (trust me, that was hard to find online since most coloring pages are related only to recycling). I'm so glad I had the opportunity to present to her classroom. I hope the girls don't mind me coming back in the future!
The Great American Teach-In is such a neat opportunity for school kids to learn about a wide variety of careers. Besides myself and the officers, I also ran into a financial planner, an exterminator, and a guest services manager for a large stadium while at school. And I know there were so many more throughout the day (including reporters from the station linked to above)! Our school had a nice reception area for all the speakers and had several volunteers to escort us to/from the classrooms. Everything was so well-organized, and they really made us feel welcome. I loved it. I'd definitely do it again!
PS - Katie's teacher is supposed to email me a photo of me standing with Katie wearing the bulletproof vest, holding cuffs and a billy club. She looked too cute!
Sounds like a great day! Don't kids just love it when parents visit them at school? So cute when they're young!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great idea! I always wished I had been exposed to more career options when I was younger. I'm sure I would have learned a lot from your presentation! :)
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