In this final letter, I will be completely honest. This semester has by far beenthe most stressful one here at Rider University for me, with the most work given.Although at times I felt like just giving up, I have come to realize in the ending daysthat it has been the most rewarding and informative one as well. I have actuallybegun to feel like a teacher in training, and know that my day in the classroom isnot very far down the road. Not only have I filled out the official application forstudent teaching, and started the physical process of graduating, between theclassroom and fieldwork this semester I have learned a lot of helpful hints andlessons that will go far with my future students.One thing that I have learned in the very beginning of the semester is theimportance of classroom routine. This goes hand-in-hand with classroommanagement, and I never believed it until I stepped foot in this second grade. It became very evident how adjusted and scheduled the students were when we had asubstitute, and this teacher did not follow the day exactly as they were used to it. Assoon as she would do one thing at the wrong time, 22 eight-year-olds were veryquick to say something. Although at the time this seemed very irritating, I reflectedon this once the day had come to a close. Yes, the students liked things the way theywere supposed to be, because that was comfortable in their eyes. This showedthat the teacher has ultimately the upper hand in their learning, and has created anenvironment to them that they like, and would like to see day in and day out. This