"It's Like You Have 5 Sets of Eyes"

My first day of field experience was very interesting.  I have had field experiences in preschool, 1-3rd grade, and 4th grade which have all been great experiences.  When I finally got assigned a 5th Grade class I was really excited; I really wanted to experience a class with older students who I can connect to on a hopefully more mature level.  When I realized that I was in a 5th/6th grade class I was a bit confused on how that worked. As I went on getting to know all the students in my classroom I realized "WOW, these kids are brilliant."  These were some of the smartest students that I have ever met, coming up with inventions that I probably wouldn't even have thought of in 5th grade. I began to question if I were even smart enough to teach them, could they really stand me up academically?  That faded pretty fast after I realized how much of a blessing it would be to teach such gifted students.  One of the students in my classroom can do rubix cube without even looking at it.  Students were all over the place. One of them had a questions, the other needed to go the the nurse, and another wanted to tell a story.  I was so shocked to see how my cooperating teacher was able to handle it with such ease, it was like she had 5 sets of eyes.  My cooperating teacher then made a great point..."Some of these kids I had last year, by that time I know them, they become like my own kids."