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Teaching From A Different Perspective
Accompsett Middle School students got to walk a mile in their teachers' shoes during the "Teachers for a Day" event.
SMITHTOWN, NY - From Smithtown Central School District: It was the opportunity to see their school from a different perspective as more than 20 students from throughout Accompsett Middle School in the Smithtown Central School District became “Teachers for a Day” on Feb 28.
The initiative, which is part of a Parent-Teacher Association event, allows students to pair up with their favorite teacher or administrator and walk in their shoes for the day. The students are chosen at random and have the opportunity to choose the teacher they would like to shadow for the day.
This “day in the life” program has students creating lesson plans, delivering lessons and getting a real feel for being a teacher or administrator. Sixth-grader Dan Ryan served as Principal for the Day alongside Principal Paul McNeil, and said he loved how he toured the school with him, fielded questions from his fellow students and learned about the different aspects of being a principal. Jillian Ragan worked with social studies teacher Ms. Ortiz and said the hardest part of teaching the lesson was getting class participation.
