Investigating Meaningful Teaching Interview The author had the privelege to interview two different teachers of which were educating different grade levels‚ ages‚ and classroon enviroments. This essay will summarize the interviews and reflect upon why the author wants to join the ranks of special educators‚ what the author learned during the interviews that solidifies his/her desire to be a special educator and the authors personal mission statement. The questions that were asked during these
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The issue at hand here is “Is There Support for Arming Teachers in Schools?” This issue is argued by both Nirvi Shah‚ and The National School Safety and Security Services organization. Nirvi Shah believes yes there is support for arming teachers in schools‚ while The National School Safety and Security Services organization believes no there isn’t. Shah believes yes because there are already teachers who are armed in some districts. Shah’s argument is basically that the law passed in Utah has caused
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A GOOD TEACHER There are three major areas with which a good teacher needs to be concerned (1) good interpersonal relations; (2) adequate knowledge of the subject matter; (3) professionalism. A good teacher will promote good relationships among the students by encouraging collaboration and sharing. He or she will promote pair and group work in the classroom. A good teacher knows that students must take responsibility for their own learning and therefore encourages them to contribute to the class
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Research Question: What role does teacher recruitment and retention play in creating student achievement in urban schools? What keeps teachers in the classroom‚ while others flee to “greener pastures?” What can we do to increase the holding power of the educational arena? The answers to these questions are unclear and multi-faceted. Creating a stable teaching force in the American public school systems is urgent and requires immediate attention. High turnover rates create instability in
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Primary issues with using test scores to motivate teachers: In today’s school system where ‘no child is left behind’; the teacher is set up for failure. Combined with achieving metrics on standard testing scores; these extrinsic motivators seem to be the only thing presented to teachers today. They are expected to be high quality teachers who are able to inspire‚ mentor‚ design and align lessons‚ differentiate instruction‚ craft assessments‚ analyze data‚ grade homework‚ connect with parents‚
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Art Teacher Art is for anybody. I want to be an art teacher because I believe that I can influence children to create their own piece of amazing art work. I want to be an art teacher because I enjoy learning new things and sharing what I know with others. Being a very creative person I can create beautiful art. As a teacher I would love to be involved in challenging and inspiring new ideas in children‚ making them aware of their own thoughts or feelings. This could be done particularly in art
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Influences by Teachers Name: Kasey Blackmon Course: Education 200 Date: June 1‚ 2013 Instructor Name: Barbara McMurtrey I have had many master teachers in my life. Each of them‚ in their own way‚ prepared me for life in ways I never imagined. They helped me to realize that I want to teach one day. They taught me techniques that I will be able to use in my own classroom and that I will be able to use as I teach my own children. They taught me that good teachers are more
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Teacher Advocacy A teacher is a hard working individual who has a love for his or her students and has a true desire to see them learn and to help them to achieve their goals. A teacher spends much of their time trying to find better ways to teach lessons and reach difficult students. A teacher is a professional who “wears many hats” during the course of their day. They are sometimes a teacher‚ parent‚ friend‚ advocate‚ nurse‚ police officer‚ role model‚ etc… The list is endless! There
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Teachers and the Union History of American Education 324 Kimberly Rosso October 4‚ 2010 On the topic of education‚ teachers and the thought of joining a union often leaves some thinking and not sure what to do. The practices of the teachers unions have their ups and downs like everything we do. There are a lot of benefits to the union and there are also a lot of downfalls. My family consists of a majority of educators and as with everything in the world we discuss with one
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vs. Ineffective Teacher What characteristics should a teacher possess? What Makes a Good Teacher? Video – Effective Teacher • An effective teacher can be seen in the following video: Introduction What does being a teacher mean? • Having a vocation for the teaching profession. • Being dedicated. • Being surrounded by a large number of diverse students‚ each with their own baggage and unique character. Knowledge 1st Characteristic of an effective teacher • Should be transmitted
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