had amazing teachers who were passionate about teaching. My teachers throughout the years showed me the importance of dedicated and passionate educators. These experiences led to my interest in Teach For America and their mission to strengthen the educational equity m. I think I will be a great fit for Teach For America because I received an education in a low income
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Why I Want to Teach I want to teach for a variety of reasons. First of all‚ I want to teach because I want to help shape our future. I want to give children the opportunity to expand their minds and grow their self confidence in my classroom. I want to help children who need it and encourage them to reach for their wildest dreams. Secondly‚ I want to make our community a better place and I firmly believe this begins with the children. I want to give the children I care for a sense of responsibility
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Reflective evaluation on ‘Preparing to teach’ "It is common for reflection to be treated as if it were an intellectual exercise - a simple matter of thinking rigorously. However‚ reflection is not solely a cognitive process; emotions are central to all learning." (1998: 194) Boud and Walker. I agree with the quote above as reflective practice is looking at what I have learned and how I can make use of what I have learned in my teaching practice. In this assignment‚ I will discuss what I
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An urge to teach men chivalry Today‚ we are living in an extra-modernized era totally engulfed by the western culture‚ seems like we are preety much advanced in the race and now can we be called a “cool” nation. Then why are our general mass‚ both young and old‚ still such uncouth and uncivilized to harass women of our country? Why do women still need to face abuses and barbarous attitude from men of our country? Why? Few days back‚ I was taking a stroll to a friend’s house
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Concentrating on differentiating instruction within my program is assisting me with the students’ development and my understanding of what they know and need to work on to further develop their skills. I am always thinking of different ways I can teach a concept within literacy and numeracy. This is enabling me to continuously use the student’s current
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Nursery Rhymes are a great way to teach phonemic awareness. The rhyming‚ alliteration‚ and obvious tempo they provide really help children understand the process of reading. Nursery rhymes are also great tools for teaching word parts like syllables and blends.They are very helpful and there are plenty of ways to use them in a preschool. Here are 6 great strategies to teach nursery rhymes in preschool. Use Funny Voices Say the rhyme one time or several times‚ but use a different voice each time
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Teach a Skill – Badminton Serves Equipment Number of shuttlecocks: 11-12 Number of rackets: 21-24 Number of nets: 4 Warm Up | | - Back and Forward Neck Stretch - Side to Side Neck Stretch - Overhead Shoulder Stretch - Posterior Shoulder Stretch - Side Stretch - Side Lunge Stretch - Wrist Flexion - Wrist Extension Skills Divide the class into 4 groups. Each group is assigned one court. Each court represents one of the 4 types of serves and each side represents either forehand
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“When teachers possess the wisdom and resilience to adopt a reflective and objective view of their own practice‚ they also have the vital ingredients for enhancing their classroom practice.’’ (Jones et al. 2006: 45). The learning gained over the module has been invaluable to my teaching practice‚ making me more effective‚ improving and developing my performance aiding CPD and PDP‚ recognising weakness and strengths‚ and assisting me in learning through self reflection and action. (Jones et al
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Beyond the Field When athletes are pushed to their limits‚ do they truly evolve‚ or are they torn away from their authentic selves‚ becoming insincere and jaded in the process? In the chapter “Do Sports Build Character?” from Mark Edmundson’s book Why Teach?‚ Edmundson uses rhetorical strategies‚ personal anecdotes‚ and philosophical references to question the popular belief that sports develop moral virtues within a person‚ instead of the reality of sports instilling values of competitiveness‚ aggression
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Preparing to Teach in the Lifelong Learning Sector (PTLLS) The role and responsibilities for Tutors in further education and skills sector to maintain currency in their own subject through knowledge and understanding from research and sharing information is extremely important. Tutors who have the relevant underpinning knowledge when teaching a specialist subject will allow the learner to gain the required results with regards to any aims and objectives and manage Health and Safety issues to create
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