Tuesday was career day and it was so exciting to see all my third graders dressed up and ready to go! Many of them came to me confident that they were ready to be interviewed. Camille and I, along with three other teachers, interviewed a set of about 4 students. We had a rubric that graded them on posture, eye contact, articulation, and on how well they knew their research. I interviewed the little boy with Autism and when we were getting started he exclaimed that he wanted to go first. So I interviewed him first and I was so proud of him because he knew exactly how to answer every question. He answered in complete sentences, sat up straight, made eye contact (as much as he could), and articulated every word clearly! I thought he was going to struggle with this project because the day before when I was working with him on it, he had no idea what school he was going to research or what major he wanted. I was very proud of him!
When the teacher asked for any comments or feedback from the students, he was the first to raise his hand to make a comment. I was shocked because he doesn't like to talk in front of the class. The first thing he said was "I would like to thank Miss Jackie for interviewing me" I was so happy and touched I almost cried! I couldn't believe that he was willing to talk in front of the class and to thank me! It was just perfect!
-Miss Jackie
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