Ms. Taylor Relationship

For the purpose of this assignment I sat down with Ms. Taylor. Ms. Taylor is a relatively new teacher. She is in her third year of teaching and she is teaching in Houston, Texas. Ms. Taylor is a fifth grade teacher who loves her students and is eager to learn more from her students as well as the world around her when it comes to education. Her favorite part of teaching is, the ability to create relationships. Being in elementary schools you build more than students relationships. You have the opportunity to get to know the student’s family and background about your student. This allows for a stronger teacher-student relationship when you are able to know about the student and make them feel cared for and loved by their teacher. Ms. Taylor
Taylor has a few thoughts when it comes to ‘high-stakes testing”. Ms. Taylor does not agree with “teach to the test”. However, over the past 3 years she’s realized why many teachers do ‘teach to the test”. Schools today put a lot of pressure on test scores. The test scores are now tied into teacher performance evaluation, which creates an even higher stake for teachers. Ms. Taylor also states that students do not take accountability for these test which is very frustrating. These test scores are tied directly to her job. She believes there needs to be less emphasis on the tests and more emphasis on every day student achievement in the
Taylor said they go hand in hand. When thinking about the most challenging and stressful part of the job, her mind went straight to meeting the needs of all your students. Not all your students will be at the same academic level. It is very stressful and challenging to make sure you are incorporating lessons that meet the needs of all your students. Ms. Taylor states, “this is something that will take practice. However, the more you know about your students and their learning styles the easier it is to make sure you are hitting on every learning style needed.” Although teaching is very time consuming, it is important to separate your school life from your personal life. Ms. Taylor advised new teachers to set a schedule and stick to it. This means only brings home you “teacher stuff” a few nights a week. Ms. Taylor admits to only working on “teacher work” two times a week. When she is not doing “teacher work”, she is busy planning a wedding. She said it is very important to set a schedule and stick to it when it comes to separating your two