Re: To Teach Fifth Grade or Younger?

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Thank your for your insight. That excitement to learn is what I
am looking forward to. I know that students at even younger
levels are excited, but it is a different interaction than with
9 and 10 year olds. Although 4th and 5th graders are not
adults, they are on a higher maturity level than say a 2nd
grader and you can hold a more intellectual discussion with
them. I love science and know that the standards for our state
for 5th graders would be a lot of fun to teach. Thank you again
for your advice. Take care.

On 2/04/11, ny/5 wrote:
> I taught 6th grade for 6 years and have been in 5th for the
> past 6 years. I enjoyed 6th grade because the curriculum is
> interesting, the literature is great and the students are
> independent. What I didn't like about it was the pre-teen
> attitude, the first year of dating and all the problems that
> come along with that. That being said... I LOVE 5th grade, and
> wouldn't go any lower than 4th. It's a great grade to teach
> for all the reasons listed above, except they're still young
> (for the most part), still get excited when you read to them,
> love doing science labs, will sing a silly song to remember
> concepts and still listen to their teacher.
 

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