5th Graders?

After our 3rd Friday session, I left feeling even more anxious about my dyad placement this Fall. I was placed in a 5th grade classroom with never having the intention of teaching that age before. I fully understand why we are given the opportunity to experience something different in an entire new setting but I guess I was just a bit shocked. It appears that many of my other cohort members have already heard about their placements as well so we were all eager to discuss our initial thoughts. I came into this program hoping that I could gain some more experience in 2nd or 3rd grade and have discovered that this program has given me the opportunity to be challenged and to become more open-minded. I am excited yet nervous as I take on this challenge...I wonder where it will take me. As far as my official placement, it is still up in the air due to location and communting issues.