Reflection Paper on Becoming a Teacher Introduction I come to education later in life and with a passion. I did not expect that I would have a second career. I volunteered last year in my daughter’s kindergarten class for a few hours a week to be generous to the community. Quickly‚ I discovered that I was the one receiving the gift. The children were extraordinary; exciting‚ challenging‚ and loving. Her teachers and the other teachers I met at her school were extraordinary as well. Their
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Head: BECOMING A TEACHER Becoming a Teacher Donna Grand Canyon University EDU310: Exploring Education as a Profession Professor Jeff December 4‚ 2011 Becoming a teacher means much more to me then just a paycheck or just another job I have to go to everyday. I want to make the difference in a student’s life‚ I want them to feel as if they can achieve the world and that each and everyone of them are important in one way or another. My vocation or calling to become a teacher has been
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Why I Would Not Like to Become a Teacher Teaching is hell. The reasons I would not like to become a teacher are simply just obvious. More work than pay i.e. low net salary‚ stress‚ strict rules‚ you got to have a lot of patience with students especially noisy ones‚ and spend a lot of time preparing topics for the next day’s work. Teaching may look easy at first but once you learn more about it‚ it can be like hell-fire. First of all‚ and the most important is your monthly salary. I don’t like
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Becoming a Culturally Responsive Teacher Today‚ more than ever‚ teachers are challenged to create a culturally responsive classroom where students desire and dare to achieve because their nature (culture) is nurtured through esteem‚ empathy‚ and equity (The Culturally Competent Teacher PowerPoint‚ slide 4). Being in a classroom with Kindergarteners for over ten years as well as one from a “different’ background and culture of my Anglo and African-American students‚ I have always brought a cultural
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Becoming a Teacher Watching these videos‚ I learned that teachers don’t always have it easy and it’s not always what it looks like‚ I know that it take a long time for the students to get comfortable with a new teacher and the teacher has to adjust to the new setting of the classroom. It takes a great deal of time so teachers can get their classroom to the way they want it. In the first video “classroom Management Strategy to Settle Noisy‚ Rowdy Students at the Door” I learned that the teacher
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I Want To Become A Teacher? Everyone has progressed to where they are in life because they had a teacher. A teacher is defined as someone who gives instruction and communicates skills. Our children are our future‚ and they need to be prepared for the future or they will not be successful in the working world. Teaching makes a difference in them‚ because it gives them tools to help them be successful in the future. I would like to tell you why I would like to become a teacher. I have
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Profession Tiffany Trent Becoming a Teacher I would love to write about how I wanted to become a teacher since I was ten years old‚ but it is not true. I just happened to get involved in a round-about-way. Having four children under the age of ten‚ going back to work was a necessity. I became a school nutritionist‚ also known as ‘lunch lady’. It was perfect hours‚ decent pay and summers off‚ what more could I ask for? On my second day‚ I met the special needs teacher‚ Jessica‚ who changed everything
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Becoming a primary school teacher is something I have always wanted to do. I have been greatly inspired by an old teacher of mine‚ who i always looked up to and admired. I feel i have a real enthusiasm for teaching as well as a great deal of patience‚ which i believe is an important quality to hold when working with children. Through the classroom experience i have gained through various weeks of work experience‚ i have seen my love for teaching grow and it has shown me that becoming a teacher is
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A TEACHER Never has it crossed my mind’s eye to become a teacher. I would choose any other field or career except it. In fact‚ after my high schooling‚ I was so undecided of what course to take‚ of which way to go as if I was in the crossroad Robert Frost is pertaining to in his poem‚ “The Road Not Taken”. I was definitely certain I never wanted to be one; I would not get myself involved with it‚ not even in my wildest dream! But‚ should I say fortunately or unfortunately‚ because my relatives
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What are some challenges that teachers face in the classroom? Motivation: Motivating the students to work‚ set goals and own the learning is probably one of the biggest challenges teachers face. () Mary Jo stated that she is continuously finding different activities to keep the students attention span as well as keeping them from being bored. There are several different personalities in the classroom so the challenge to keep all personalities happy and motivated is not always the easiest task
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