Greetings Classmates!
My name is Desiree Branch. I am an Elementary Education major from Raleigh, North Carolina. My teaching experience started in high school when I was enrolled in a course called Early Childhood Education. I was placed into an first grade classroom. From there I assisted the first grade teacher with lesson plans, classroom activities, grading, and many other things. I also tutored students in grades Kindergarten through Second Grade that lived in urban areas throughout Raleigh, North Carolina. This past summer, I had the privilege of being a camp counselor for children who live in urban areas throughout Wake and Franklinton County. Three of my campers had autism. It was an remarkable experience to actually work and be around children that were not as privileged as I am. Since being at NC A&T, the field experiences were another way for us as future educators to gain more experience in our field and correct our craft as future educators.
I am most comfortable teaching students between the grades of Kindergarten through Second Grade. At this age, children are willing to learn new things and are excited to learn new things.
"Always be yourself, express yourself, have faith in yourself, do not go out and look for a successful personality and duplicate it." Bruce Lee
