MyCareerasaTeacherEssay
AsIbeginmyrewardingcareerasIteacher,Isitandreflectonwhatmygoalsandprioritiesarein theclassroom.IamexcitedtobeengagedinafuturecareerwhereIcanimplementmyownbeliefs andmoldthefutureintosomethingextremelypositiveIbelievethemostimportantaspectsthatI wanttobringtomystudentsarethreefold:Iwanttoeducate,motivate,andinspire.
InordertohaveaproductivelearningenvironmentwhereIwillbeabletoeducatemystudents, manydifferentfactorsmusttakeplace.Firstandforemost,itisimportanttomethatImaster exceptionalclassroommanagementskills.Effectiveandefficientlearningtakesplacewhen expectationsintheclassroomareconsistentandclearAlso,disciplineinshowmorecontent Theselearningstylesinclude;auditory,visual,andkinesthetic.Bymasteringandusingasmany learningstylesasIcan,Iwillmakesureeachstudentisabletogetthemostoutoftheirlearning experienceIunderstandthateverychildlearnsdifferentlyandunderstandinghowtousedifferent approachesineachlessonplanwillbenefiteverystudent.Notonlyisitimportanttousedifferent learningstylesbutIwillalsousedifferentteachingstylesduringthecurriculum.Thedifferent methodsIwouldliketousetoteachmylessonsincludebutarenotlimitedto;scientific investigationwhichusesthescientificmethod.Thescientificmethodincludesfirstinvestigatingthe problem,comingupwithalogicalhypothesis,performingtheexperiment,readingtheresults,and finallycompletingananalysisoftheresults.ThenextmethodIwouldexploreisdecisionmaking whichisthethoughtprocessofselectingalogicalchoicefromtheavailableoptions.Nextis problemsolving.WhenIteachthestudentstoproblemsolveaccuratelytheybeabletoovercome obstaclesandfindasolutionthatbestresolvestheissue.Next,Iwillhelpmystudentsthink criticallywhichincludesidentificationandevaluationtoproblemsolvingFinally,Iwillusethe methodofcooperativelearningwhichisanapproachtoorganizingclassroomactivitiesinto academicandsociallearningexperience.Ibelievethateveryoneofthesemethodcanbevalued
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BeingaTeacher
Isyourlifeimportanttoyou?Thatisastatementanyonewouldreplay,"yes"to.Assurprisingasit mayseem,though,animportant,successfullifewouldnotevenbe,withoutoneessentialelement: teachers
Teachers,educators,instructors,mentors,orbaby–sitters,whatevertheymaybeclassifiedas,they arenecessaryformanyreasonsTheyarefoundationorourAmericansociety,theyareasourceof security,andpossiblytheparentssomeneverhad.
TheyarethefoundationofourAmericansociety,meaningtheyeducateeveryone.Attendingschool, whetheritispublic,private,orhometaughtismandatoryinAmericaatacertainage.Therefore,all thebasicsoflifeshowmorecontent
Thosearejustafewillustrationsoftheobligationsteachershave.Theseshouldnotbeconsidered obligations,buthonors.Whowouldnotwanttobesuchaninfluentialrolemodelinothers'lives?
AsIbeginmyteachingcareerandtheyearspriortoit,manyideasanddecisionswilltakeplace. BeingthatIplantoteachelementaryschoolanddealwithsmallchildren,Iplantobeexcessiveon classroomaccessories.Childrenhavealimitedattentionspanandadull,plainroomwouldnotbe appealingtothem.Theadjustmentofleaving"mommy"willbehardenoughforthemanyway.I hopetomaketheenvironmentcomfortingandwelcomingforthemBrightcoloredbulletinboards andposterswithneededinformationonthem.Iwouldlikemystudentsseatedaroundtheroomina circle.Fromexperience,I'vefoundthatchildrenfeelmoreateaseandapttospeakupwhenseated thisway.
Ibelievetheteachershouldbeauthoritative,especiallyinthelowergradesThestudentsneedto knowwhoisinchargeandfeelthatthereissomeoneofauthoritytolookupto.Stillyet,Iwantthe childrentofeelasenseofauthority,tomakedecisionsandplayaleadershiprole.Possibly,letone childbe"leaderoftheday"eachday;forexample,leadthelinesorpassoutthepapers
Motivationanddiscipline,IviewastheprimarytopicsofeducatingaclassroomChildrenhaveto bemotivated,itishuman
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WhyIWanttobeaTeacher
Asanelementaryeducationmajor,IdesiretobecomeateacherbecauseIwouldliketogivebackto mycommunitytheeducationthathasbeenbestoweduponme.Mythoughtsofbecomingateacher becomeincreasinglymorecleardaily,asIlovetoworkwithchildrenThechildrenandIseemto connectwell,together.Ithinkteachingisapartofmyfamily'sheritageasmostofmyfamilyhave beenteachers.Therefore,Ifeelteachingistheprofessionformeaswell.IfIcanhelpbutonechild achievetheirgoals,Iwillhaveaccomplishedsomething
Iwanttobeateacherthatbelievesinprogressivism.IbelieveJohnDeweywastalkingabout classroomsinthefutureandnotonlyclassroomsshowmorecontent Somestudentshaveonesetmethodoflearningandgraspingmaterialandcannotdeviatefromthe methodIfso,thestudentshaveahardtimehandlingthematerialWemustincorporatevarious teachingstylestocorrelatetoeachstudent.
Weneedtomakelearningfunforstudentsandrefrainfromtheusual"Mom,doIreallyhavetogo toschool"kindofdaytohavingstudentswhoareeagertolearnandstate"Mom,isittimefor schoolyet?"Weaseducatorsandteachersmuststrivetomeetamiddlegroundwithourstudentsso thatallarewillingtolearnfromtheteachingprocess.
ThefivestepproposalbyJohnDeweywouldbeanexcellentmethodforsolvingproblems:become awareoftheproblem,defineit,proposevarioushypothesistosolveit,examineeachconsequence andtestthemostlikelysolution.
Asyouobservetheclassroom,somestudentswillbetakingnoteswhileothersaresleepingor talkingStudentswhoaresleepingortalkingwillnotlearnaswellasthestudentstakingnotesWe shouldmakeourclassdiversebyprovidingvariousactivities,projectsandlearningexperiences amongourstudents.Ateachercanalsokeepstudentsactivebyreviewingandreceivingfeedback aboutwhatthestudentsalreadyknowThentheteachershouldbegintheirlectureasthisiswhere moststudentslearnbest.Afterwards,checkforthestudents'understandingandmakesuretheyare
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