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Lynne Rodebaugh: 2nd Grade Teacher, Blair Mill Elementary Job Shadow Evaluation Hours: 8 am-3:10 pm For my job shadow I went to my second grade teacher Mrs. Rodebaugh and stayed there all day long. I got to help out by grading papers and helping out in their small groups. It was definitely a positive experience because it really helped me realize how much fun I would have being a teacher. This profession is in an education cluster. Teaching definitely interest me because I love working with kids and I would love to help them achieve what they can. I was able to get the job shadow be emailing her and I met some of the newer teachers in the building as well. They gave me some tips for the future and it really interested me. My mentor got her degree in teaching and went to Millersville knowing that she wanted to teach. One trait she was specific about was that she likes what she is doing for a living. Another trait is that she needs to achieve all that she can. The coolest aspects of the career were that the children look up to you and you’re able to help them. The least appealing aspect of this career would be ignorant children who don’t listen or if they are disrespectful. Mrs. Rodebaugh definitely follows her heart and she believes that she can do anything she sets her mind to. Another example of the “high 5” that’s evident to my mentor is accessing your allies. She has so many people around her that supports her and helps her get through anything. I’ve learned that to become a teacher I have to work really hard, have patience, and be working for the right reasons. I would love to help children learn something new every day and watch them understand what they’re learning that will help them in the future. This job shadow really helped me decide what I would like to do in the future and now I just have to work hard and have my mind set to achieve this goal.