PAGE 6 The News Argus May 1990
Campus 9{appenings
Do You Want To* Be A Student^Teacher?
dent Teaching also since she has
been here. “We have people
(principals, and superintendents
in North Carolina and other parts
of the United States) calling us
saying I have a WSSU graduate
as a teacher and I want another
one. People all over want our
students as long as we can turn
them out.”
There is a question then
as to whether or not the Student
Teachers are achieving the goals
of the set criteria and attaining
the confidence they need to be
good teachers? And, are they
enjoying and gaining a respect
for the profession. In this issue
of The News Argus part II of
this series can be read.
Dr.JoyMay.dlrectorofStudentTeaching atWSSU. Photo By: Hanes
By Linda McKnIght
Winston-Salem State
University, like most institu
tions of higher education, seeks
to produce qualified well-
trained graduates from all
campus majors. One of the
majors is the teacher education
program.
The most important
aspect of the Teacher Educa
tion Program is Student Teach
ing. It is during this phase of
the program that the student
functions in a classroom set
ting under the guidance and
supervision of WSSU faculty
and public school personnel.
The Student Teaching
Semester is a sixteen week ori
entation to the profession in
which students observe class
room instruction for a period
of six weeks and then engage
in actual teaching for a period
of ten weeks. TTie most impor
tant objectives of the Student
Teaching Semester are: to pro
vide opportunities for prospec
tive teachers to improve their
skills in observing and inter
preting individual and group
behavior; select and use ap
propriate principles of teach
ing; effectively appraise the
total growth of learners; stimu
late students to develop desir
able teaching personalities and
skills to continuously appraise
their growth and development;
and gain experiences in using
community resources to enrich
the school program.
Admission to the Stu
dent Teaching Program re
quires that the student make a
formal application; have ex
ited General Studies; have a
minimum cumulative grade
point average of 2.5; be free
from communication disorders
which, in the judgment of tne
teacher education committee,
would interfere with success
ful teaching; demonstrate ade
quate writing skills by writing
a 300-word essay under the su
pervision of a faculty member
on a topic appropriate to the
students major; present a cer
tificate of health from the uni
versity physician; have earned
a grade of “C” or better in Fun
damentals of Speech; and have
acceptable ratings on personal
and professional characteristics
as determined by faculty mem
bers through an interview.
Here at WSSU, Dr. Jo
May serves as the director of
Student Teaching. She devel
oped her desire to teach at a
very early age.
When May became
college age and was able to
choose a career and a college in
which to prepare herself, she
chose the University of Vir
ginia where she received B.A.
in Speech Pathology with a
concentration in Speech Ther
apy. She then began working
in hospitals and speech clinics.
She worked at a children’s
center for the physically handi
capped for approximately five
years. She enjoyed this type of
work because these children
were totally segregated from
normal youngsters. May then
moved to teaching courses at
Wake Forest University and later
at Appalachian State Univer
sity. After this experience, she
worked in child guidance for
five years and then decided to
go back to school and get her
doctorate degree.
Classroom teaching was
May’s first love and there are a
lot of things she misses about it.
“What do I miss? I don’t do as
much classroom teaching,” she
stated. “I enjoyed teaching so
much that hated to give it up.” “I
do though like the position that
I am in now and I think its im
portant to see these young people
go out and develop into good
teachers and gain confidence.
They go from being young in
experienced teachers to mature
competent teachers. I then know
that our teachers can do well
and contribute to the educational
program ”
May has seen a lot of
good things happen with Stu
Med Techs
Hold
Health
Fair
By Natasha Carlton
The Medical Technology
program at Winston-Salem
State University held its an
nual health fair on April 10,
1990, in the Hauser Student
Union Ballroom.
Laboratory testing was
offered at no charge and in
cluded blood typing, urinaly
sis, diabetes, anemia and
sickle cell screening.
Brochures from various
health agencies also were pro
vided. The health fair was
held in conjunction with Na
tional Laboratory Week, April
8-14 The theme this year
“Discover the Laboratory Pro
fession —Advancing Health
Care in the ‘90’s.”