Semester Reflection

So the end of the semester is finally upon us and sadly this means that my time in TE 448 has come to a close. Taking this class was a wonderful experience; I wish there were more classes like it here at MSU.

Almost all of my teacher education classes have had some emphasis on preparing pre-service teachers for the diverse group of students who will undoubtedly fill our classrooms throughout the coming years. I appreciated this course because it got me thinking about how literature can become a window in to the lives of many different people, and how we can use that to the advantage of our future students by knowing how to choose quality diverse literature.

I understand the importance of finding pieces of literature that represent authentic experiences. I also understand the importance of looking at these books through a critical lens –checking into the authors and illustrators and how they are related to the group of people whom they are writing about.

This course certainly provided us with many valuable resources which I know will aide me in difficult pursuit to find quality, diverse children’s literature.

Thanks for a great semester (and thanks for reading!)