The title of your publicationEssays About Teachers

Inmyopinion,agoodteachershouldbeonewhoputsherheartintoteaching.Thisisbecauseonly bydoingsowillthestudentsfeeltheirpassionandhardwork.Whenateacherstriveshardforthe students,studentswillputintheireffortaswellIfateacherdislikesherjob,goestoclassesinabad mood,herteachingwouldalsobeaffectedandstudentswouldnotbeabletoenjoylessonsaswell.

Anotherpointthatmakesagoodteacherwouldbehis/herpatience.Teachersshouldnotgetupsetor evenworse,giveuponthestudentswhoarenotsostrongintheirstudies.Instead,theyshouldhave thepatiencetoslowlycoachthem,givethemextralessons,andfinddifferentwaystoencourage them.Letthemknowthattheteacher...showmorecontent...

Itwouldbebetteriftheteacherisabletofindcommontopicstochatwiththestudents.Thiswould letthestudentsfeelliketheycanrelatebettertotheteacher

"Youmustnotgiveup.Iwanttoletyouknowthatevenifyou'refacingsomanyproblems,andfeel likethere'snoonetotalkto,I'llbehereforyou.Everyoneelsemightwanttobethesunthatlights upyourlife,butIratherbethemoonthatguidesyouthroughyourdarkesthours.Let'sstrivehard andworktowardourgoaltogether!"Thiswaswhatmyhighschoolteachertoldme10yearsago andIhaverememberedituntilnow,andwillrememberitforthenext10yearsandsoon.

Iwasonceaproblematickidwhomixedwithbadcompanyandflunktests.Ineverthoughtabout whatIwasgoingtodothenextday,whatmorewhenIgrewup.OfcoursewhenIwasyounger,I hadlotsofdreamsIwantedtosetupmyowncompany,Iwantedtobeateacher,Iwantedtobe abletodriveanairplaneandthelistwenton.Butastheyearswentby,theybecameless insignificanttomeandsoon,Iforgoteverysingleoneofthosedreamsandgoals.Igottoanew schoolandknewfriendswhosmokeandtookdrugsMygradesstarteddroppingfrom"A"tofails ButIdidnotcare.Icouldnotbebotheredbythen.Iwentpartyingeverynightandgothomedrunk. Whatwasthepointofstudying?Myparentsare

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Theissueofteachershortagetodayiscontinuingtogrow.Theeffectsoftheachievementgapare reachingtheteachers,notjustthestudents:"...goodadministratorsandteachers,whoaredoingtheir bestunderdifficultcircumstances,willbedrivenoutoftheprofession...,"(Boyd–Zaharias41).The achievementgapispartofthereasonteachersfeeltheyareunderpaid,whichhappenstobeoneof theleadingcauseinteachershortageconsidering,"Teacherswerepaidtwopercentless[than comparableworkers]in1994,butby2015thewagepenaltyroseto17percent,"(Long).Beinga teacherrequirespassioninordertostayinthefield,especiallyifthemoneyinteachingis decreasingMoneyisanimportantaspectforpeoplewhenitcomestotheircareers,therefore,fewer peoplewanttobecometeachers.Thislackofteachersandthelackofcollegestudentsstudyingto becomeateacherleadstounqualifiedteachersandlargerclassroomsizes(Ostroff).Bothofthese causesareeventuallyaffectingstudents'learningenvironments.Ichosethisissueineducationfor myprojectbecauseIhavepersonallyfelttheseeffects,andIknowotherswhohaveaswell.Asa futureeducator,Iwanttoseebetterwagesandbetterbenefits,butthiscanonlyhappenwith qualified,passionateteachers.Iplanonbeingoneofthem,andIplanonsparkingachange.Iama futureeducatorfightingtoendteachershortage.Myprojectexemplifiestheimportanceofteacher accountabilityin

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Teachingisoneofthemostrewardingandsatisfyingcareer;yet,quitedemandingandstressfulat thesametime.Therehasbeenawidespreadconcernonworkrelatedstressamongteachersin differenteducationalsettings.Paststudieshaveexploredvariousfactorsregardingteacherstress including:causesofstress,prevalencerates,effectsofstressandcopingstrategies(Benmansour, 1998)Accordingtoresearch,today'steachingenvironmentischaracterizedbyserious responsibilitiesandworkloads.Asaresult,teachersreportrelativelyhighcasesofstressandsome researchershavelinkedhighteacherattritionratesinsomeareastowork–relatedstress(Alhija, 2015)

Stressreferstosituationsorcircumstancesthatapersonisnotabletohandle.Itoccurswhenthe circumstancesorenvironmentalpressuresexceedbeyondaperson'scapabilitiesofcopingwiththe situation(Michie,2002).Stresscouldresultfrombothexternalandinternalfactorsanddespiteits origin,itcouldsignificantlyundermineaperson'scognitive,emotionalandphysicalfunction. Teacherstresscanbedefinedascircumstanceswithintheworksettingthatteacherscannotcope with.Forinstance,somefacetsoftheteachingenvironmentlikedemandingworkenvironmentand poorworkingconditionscouldelicitanxiety,angerandfrustrationinateacher.Accordingto Antoniou,PloumpiandNtalla(2013),sourcesofstressamongteachersdifferdependingonthe circumstances,personalityand

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SecondarySchoolTeacherNelsonMandela,afamousSouth–Africanpresident,oncesaid, "Educationisthemostpowerfulweaponyoucanusetochangetheworld."Teacherscanbethe peopletoinspirethenextpersontochangetheworld.Itistheirjobtobringoutadifferentsideof studentsandhelpthembecomesuccessfuladults.Ateachercanchangetheoutlookofastudentand changetheeventualoutcomeofthecountryThiscareerisimportanttosocietybecausethecountry isdependentonthenextgeneration,andwithoutcorrecteducationtheworldcouldbecomevery corrupt.Teachingcanbeaveryimportantjobthatrequiresadultstohavespecialskillstocomplete verycomplexdutiesTeachersmustbeabletocooperatewithothershowmorecontent Allstatesrequireteacherstohaveabachelor'sdegree("SecondarySchoolTeacher"491).Teachers canworkindifferenttypesofenvironmentswhichinclude:hazards,travel,andlocation.Teachers canworkinclassrooms,sciencelabs,computerlabs,ormachineshops.Theseenvironmentsusually lacknecessitiesforeducatingstudents.Someschoolsfundfieldtripsonceortwiceayearandthe teachergetstogoalongtosupervisethestudentsonthistrip("HighSchoolTeacher")Onehazards ofthisjobisthestresstheteachermustenduretocompletetheirjob("HighSchoolTeachers").A teachermustalsospendalotoftheirowntimecompletingschoolingactivitiestomakeaclassas preparedaspossible.Teachersmayhavetodealwithunrulystudentsdependingonthelocationof thejob,andthiscouldcauseharmtotheteacherphysicallyandmentally("HighSchoolTeacher"). ThejobofateacherisveryvitaltothecontrolofthecountryinfutureyearsThejobisgrowingand willaddsixpercentby2024.Thereareexpectedtobe55,000moreteachingjobsopeningupby 2024("HighSchoolTeachers").Overall,thefieldofeducationwillbegrowinginthecomingyears. ThejobofteachingcanrequireahugeamountofworkandtimetobedonesuccessfullyTeachers usuallyworkschoolhourswhichcanvaryfordifferentschools("HighSchoolTeachers").Although

DuringmytimeonthePGDECoursebothinUniversitybasedlearning,andmoreevidentlyduring myProfessionalPractiseplacements,Ihavecometorealisethesignificanceofreflectionwithinthe teachingprofessionNotonlydoesreflectingonbestpractisebenefitthechildren'slearningbutalso increasestheteacher'sconfidenceandabilityinmakingdecisionsanddeliveringlessons.'Reflective teachingisagreatdealtodowithfacingsuchfeaturesofourselvesinaconstructiveandobjective mannerwhichincorporatesacontinuouscapacitytochangeanddevelop'(Moon,2004)

SinceembarkingonthecourseInowquestionmyownactionsandassessthebestalternativesto developmypractisebytakingconstructivecriticismfrom...showmorecontent...

'Reflectiveteachersneedtobeabletorelatetheirfindingstothoseofothersandtoconsiderresults inthecontextofthecurrentdebatesabouteducationalissues'(Pollard,2008).Havingarangeof theorist'sviewpoints,triedandtestedwaysofteaching,andworkingwithmoreexperienced professionalshasfurtheredmyknowledgeandunderstanding.Idonotbelieveteachersarerequired toknoweverythingthereistoknowaboutallsubjectsbutwillhavemoreexpertiseinsomesubjects thanothersThesubjectsandtopicswhichtheyhavelimitedexperienceinwillrequirea professionalcommitmentinordertoresearch.Thisresearchultimatelybuildsteacher'sknowledge andunderstandingtoplanmoreinterestingandeffectivelessonsCurriculumforExcellenceis allowingteachersmoreflexibilitytoorganiseanddelivertheexperiencesandoutcomesinamore effectivewayforlearners.IndeliveringthevariouscurricularareasIhavebecomemoreconfident insubjectswhichIfeltlessconfidentinatthestartofthecourse

IhavefoundthatthroughadditionalreadingIambetterequippedtoquestionandsuggestmethods triedbyothersinprofessionaldisscussions.IfoundthatattendingIn–servicedaytrainingand ContinuedProfessionalDevelopment(CPD)sessionshasincreasedmyknowledgeand understandingallowingmetodeveloplessonswhicharemorerewardingforthe

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MyPassionAsATeacher

Me:AsanEducatorBecomingateacherhasalwaysbeenapassionofmine.Twoofmyoldersisters teachyoungchildren.Seeingthejoytheybringtochildren,helpsmestrivetobeasgoodatteaching astheyare.Theyhaveshownmehowimportantitistobekindandlovingwithchildren.Myfirst–gradeteacherisalsopartofthereasonIcontinuedtofollowmydreams.Shemadeschoolfunand wasalwayscaringtoallthechildrenShemademeexcitedaboutlearningandmadeschoolaplace thatIfeltimportantandsafewhenImissedmyparents.ShetouchedmylifeforeverandIamso thankfulforher.Growingup,Ienjoyedschoolandtrulylookeduptomyteachers.Ihavehadalot ofexperienceworkingwithchildrenThroughoutmyshowmorecontent IamverypositiveandencouragingbecauseIbelievethishelpschildrenbemoremotivatedtolearn andIbelieveitisbettertoreinforcepositivebehaviorthanpunishnegativebehavior.One dispositionthatIbelieveIhaveisProfessionalandEthicalPractices.Beingrespectfulisalways importantbutespeciallyinprofessionalenvironments.Myparentstaughtmeatayoungagethat respectgoesalongwayanditisimportanttoalwaysberespectfulIbelievelookingprofessionalis alsoveryimportant.Itisbettertobeover–dressedthanbeingunder–dressed.Beingearlyis importanttomeregardlessofwhereIamgoingandequallyimportanttohavetaskscompleted beforethedeadline.IalsopossessInteractionswithStudentsandEffectiveCommunication.Itryto alwaysbefairandusearespectfulandpositivetoneofvoice,aswellasshowasupportiveand encouragingplaceforlearningCommunicationisalwaysessentialforanyrelationship,but especiallywhenworkingwithchildrensotheyunderstandwhatisbeingaskedofthem.Itisalso especiallyimportantwhenworkingwithacoordinatingteacherorsupervisortoensureeverythingis plannedandrunningsmoothlyAskillthatIfeelissoimportantthatIpossessisbeingableto comfortchildrenandensuretheyaremotivatedandexcitedtolearn.Havinggoodgradeshave

TeachersandStudents

Theeducationhabitsofstudentsarerootedinthemfromtheearliestdaysoftheireducational careers.Thedifferentinfluencesonstudents,whetheritbeinsideeducationalinstitutions,oroutside ishugeTheteacherofaclassroomisthefirstandmostpertinentinfluenceinastudent'seducational career.Teachersprovidestudentswiththebasicskillstheywouldneedtosurvivenotonlyinthe academicworld,butalsotheworldbeyond.Therelationshipbetweenteachersandtheirstudentsis thekeyelementincreatinganeducationalatmospherethatisbothpleasantandeffective

Theexperienceofastudentatschool,especiallyatayoungerage,inmostcasessetsthemainbase oftheskillsofthatshowmorecontent

Unconsciouslyornot,theyconsistentlyreinforceandrewardmore'feminine'behavior.Althoughit maybetruethatboysaremoreactivethangirls,buttosaythattheyaretreateddifferentlyistobe overlygeneralizingthesituation.Ateacherissupposedtobeabletohandledifferenttypesof childrenintheclassroom,andcatertotheiractivenessorpassivenessinaclass.Forexample,a teacherwouldtrytoinvolveaquietandshystudentasoftenaspossible.Thesamegoesforan activechild;theteachershouldbeabletofindactivitiesforthatchildwhichwouldnotonlyeducate them,butalsokeepthembusy

Thomasprovidesvariousargumentsastohowboysandgirlsaredifferent;thereforetheyaretreated differentlyinaclassroomItcannotbearguedthatboysandgirlsaredifferent,especiallyatsucha youngage,buttosaythatteachersspecificallydotreatboysinaroughermannerwouldbegoing toofar.Thomasintroducestheideathatsocietyinstillsideasofprejudicetowardswomeninyoung boys,sothatwhentheydogointoaclassroomgovernedbyafemaleteacher,theyarepredisposed tobedefiantandunruly.Inmyopinion,itisunfairtojudgeteachersbasedontheperformanceof theirstudentsonvarioustestsThomas'sarticleintroducestheideathatasthenumberoffemale teachersisincreasing,theperformanceofboysinschoolisdeclining.Onemuchquestionwhetherit isinfacttheteacherswhocausethis

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Everyoneknowsthatwhenitcomestomakingadifferenceinastudent'sacademicandlife achievements,theirteachersplayalargerole.Ateacher'swayofrelatingtotheirstudents,and teachingthemtoachievebothsociallyandacademicallycontributestohoweffectiveteachersare Whatdoesitmeantobeaneffectiveteacher?Overallthereseemstobeanemphasisthatteacher effectivenessisrelatedtohowwelltheirstudentsaredoingbasedonstandardizedtesting.As teachersweknowthereismuchmorethatgoesintobeinganeffectiveteacherthenjustteachingour studentsbasedontests.Inthispaperdifferentdefinitionsofaneffectiveteacherwillbeaddressed alongwithhowtoassessteachersonbeingeffective....showmorecontent...

Farr(2010)sayseffectiveteachersshouldsetbiggoalsthataremeaningfulfortheirstudentsand measurablethroughouttheyear.Whenateacherinveststheirtimeintotheirstudentstheyshow motivationneededtoreachtheirstudentsneedsatanyleveltomakesuretheyreachthegoalssetfor them.Planningisessentialandteachersmustnotjustplanalessonandmoveonwithit,theyhaveto understandtheirstudentsandhaveanideaofwheretheirstudentsaregoingandhowbesttheycan helpthemsucceedgrowthinthemostefficientwayBeingabletoplanforeachstudentslearning meansalsobeingabletochange.Effectiveteachersshouldbeabletoobservetheirstudentslearning alongthewayandchangewheneverneededtoensuretheirstudentsarecontinuingtodevelop knowledge.Somestudentsmayneedmoretimeanddifferentstrategiesusedtoreachtheirgoals. Teachershavetobepreparedtotakeastepback,decidewhattheproblemisandcomeupwith solutionsandapproachesthatwillhelptheirstudentsOverallaneffectiveteachernomatterwhat concern,issue,difficultyorotherobstaclemaybeintheirwayshouldbeabletoovercomethem, andfindthestrategyorstrategiestoreacheachstudenttoensurethattheycanachievethosebig goalssetforthem.(Farr,2010)InanarticledonebytheNationalEducationPolicyCenter(2010), teachersshouldbelookedatunderthree

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ElementarySchoolTeachingElementarySchoolTeacher

Elementaryschoolteachersteachpupilsatlevelskindergartenthroughsixthgradeor,insomecases, througheighthgradeawiderangeofacademic,social,emotional,andmotorskills.Theyplanand presentprogramsofinstructionusingmethodsandmaterialstomeettheneedsofthestudentsIn orderforallthistohappenthough,ElementarySchoolTeachersmusthaveapassionforeducating aswellaslovechildren.

Educationrequiresdedication,organization,andthoughtoutlessonplansonadailybasis.Toensure thatthestudentsgettop–notcheducation,teachersattendstaffmeetings,serveoncommittees,and attendworkshopsorin–servicetrainingactivities.showmorecontent

Althoughmanyteachersusuallyworkaloneinaclasswithagroupofstudents,anincreasing numberofschoolsarenowprovidingteacheraideswhoaresupervisedbytheteacher,assistwith clericaltasks,lunchandplaygroundactivities.AboutonepublicElementarySchoolTeacherinsix isamemberofateachingteaminwhichtwoormoreteachersworkcloselyteacher.Anexampleof iswouldbewhenIwasinfifthgrade.Myteacher,whograded,inspired,andtaughtmewasMr. Dekire.ButMrs.BiroteamtaughtwithMr.DekireanditwouldbelikeMrs.Birowoulddolectures andMrDekirewoulddogroupworkThiscutsdownontheamountofworkonepersonmusthave accomplishedforthestudent.Asafutureteacher,Iwouldhopetohaveanaide.Therefore,Iwould havemoretimeforlessonplanningandorganizingtheclass.Nottomention,Iwouldhavemore timesociallytorelaxPublicElementaryTeachersinMichiganspendanaverageof36hoursper weekintheclassroomandanadditional9orsohoursgradingpapers,attendingmeetings,keeping records,makingreports,andsupervisingafter–schoolactivities.Withanaide,Ifeelthose9hours wouldcutdowndramaticallyfortheteacher.

ThenatureofworkforElementarySchoolTeachersisthattheyplayavitalroleinthedevelopment ofchildren.Whatchildrenlearnandexperienceduringtheirearlyyearscanshapetheirviewsof humanity,andaffectfuturesuccessorfailureinschool,work,andtheir

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AsIbeginmyrewardingcareerasIteacher,Isitandreflectonwhatmygoalsandprioritiesarein theclassroom.IamexcitedtobeengagedinafuturecareerwhereIcanimplementmyownbeliefs andmoldthefutureintosomethingextremelypositive.IbelievethemostimportantaspectsthatI wanttobringtomystudentsarethreefold:Iwanttoeducate,motivate,andinspire. InordertohaveaproductivelearningenvironmentwhereIwillbeabletoeducatemystudents, manydifferentfactorsmusttakeplace.Firstandforemost,itisimportanttomethatImaster exceptionalclassroommanagementskills.Effectiveandefficientlearningtakesplacewhen expectationsintheclassroomareconsistentandclearAlso,disciplineinshowmorecontent Theselearningstylesinclude;auditory,visual,andkinesthetic.Bymasteringandusingasmany learningstylesasIcan,Iwillmakesureeachstudentisabletogetthemostoutoftheirlearning experience.Iunderstandthateverychildlearnsdifferentlyandunderstandinghowtousedifferent approachesineachlessonplanwillbenefiteverystudent.Notonlyisitimportanttousedifferent learningstylesbutIwillalsousedifferentteachingstylesduringthecurriculumThedifferent methodsIwouldliketousetoteachmylessonsincludebutarenotlimitedto;scientific investigationwhichusesthescientificmethod.Thescientificmethodincludesfirstinvestigatingthe problem,comingupwithalogicalhypothesis,performingtheexperiment,readingtheresults,and finallycompletingananalysisoftheresults.ThenextmethodIwouldexploreisdecisionmaking whichisthethoughtprocessofselectingalogicalchoicefromtheavailableoptionsNextis problemsolving.WhenIteachthestudentstoproblemsolveaccuratelytheybeabletoovercome obstaclesandfindasolutionthatbestresolvestheissue.Next,Iwillhelpmystudentsthink criticallywhichincludesidentificationandevaluationtoproblemsolvingFinally,Iwillusethe methodofcooperativelearningwhichisanapproachtoorganizingclassroomactivitiesinto academicandsociallearningexperience.Ibelievethateveryoneofthesemethodcanbevalued ...Getmorecontent...

AGoodTeacherEssay

Whoisateacherandwhatmakesagoodteacher?Bydefinition,ateacherisapersonwhoteaches, especiallyinschool,butcananyonebeateacher?Thatisamatterofthepossessionofqualification andtheoveralltalentutilizedwhilstontheworkforce.Havingsuchqualificationsimplydoesn't createagoodteacher,though.Becomingagoodteacherrequireswork,effortandtimethatonemust bewillingtosacrificefromtheirdailylivesAgoodteachermustbeabletoteachthestudents clearly.He/shemustbewellprepared,whetheritisregardingthelessonofthedayoranysudden questionsthepupilmayask.Agoodteachershouldhaveconfidencewiththemselvesandbe organizedatalltimesAgoodteacherrespectshis/herjobandtriestobeaseffectiveaspossible

Butfrombeingagoodteacher,thereisonehigherformofteachers'rankingandthatisbeingagreat andeffectiveteacher.Beingagoodteacheriseasy,butbeingagreatteacherrequiresmoreeffort thanwhatisusuallyexpectedandrequired.Withbeingagreatteacher,teachingisnotajob,but ashowmorecontent

Withthatknowledgeonlycanapersonbecreativeaboutit.Acertaindegreeofknowledgeis essentialforonepersontobeabletoadaptittoanysituationoruseitasanoutputintheeducation industrywhilstteaching.Butcanintelligentpeoplebecreative?Fewstudieshaveclaimedthatnot allintelligentpeoplecanbecreative,butotherresearcheshaveshownthistobefabricated. CreativityisclaimedtobethehighestformofintelligenceSo,shouldcreativitybelookeduponas ifopposedtointelligence?Creativityisoneofthequalitiesofintelligence;samewayasanalytical intelligenceandpracticalintelligence.Althoughanalyticalandpracticalintelligenceplaysan importantrole,withoutcreativity,thetasklosesthetouchofthecreator,thusmakingitthesameas everyone

Agoodteacherisnotdefinedbyaspecificpersonalityorstyleofteaching;rather,agoodteacheris definedbyhercommitmenttoherstudents'learning.Agoodteacherissomeonewhoispatientwith herstudents,whocreativelyandrelentlesslyfindshelpfulwaystocommunicateideastostudents, andwhoinstillsconfidenceinherstudentsbysettingthemupforsuccess.Agoodteacherinspires herstudentstostriveformorethantheythinkpossible.Agoodteacherteachesherstudentshowto learnontheirownAgoodteacherisabletomanageaclasseffectivelyandcultivateaspacethatis freeandsafeforlearning.And,mostimportantly,agoodteacherisalwaysdrivenbyamotivationof genuineloveandcareforherstudents....showmorecontent...

It'sgoodforthemindandbodytohaveabreak,getsomesleep,bewithfriends,eatsomefood,etc.; sometimesIjustgetsoexcitedandfocusedongoingaboveandbeyondthatIneglectother,equally importantthingsThishasalwaysbeenaprobleminmylifethroughouthighschoolandcollegeand variousjobsIhaveworked.IwasalwaysanAstudentandadedicatedathleteandadevoted employee–Ihaveevenreceivedfeedbackfromemployersattimestellingmetonotworksomuch inmyfreetimeIhavelearnedthatsometimesitisbettertosettleforsimplerandequallysufficient activities/solutionsthantospendhoursofpersonaltimecomingupwithsomethingmore "interesting"orcreative;andwhileIbelieveIhavemadesomeprogressinmakingthese determinationsofwhentospendlesstimeonworkinpersonaltime,Ithinkitwillalwaysbeanarea Icanworktoimproveon.

TeachingApproaches

ThereareseveralmethodsandapproachesofteachingavailabletobeusedintheEFLclassroom.As DaviesandFraenkelpointoutintheirbook,TheLanguageinEnglishTeaching,thereisno"best" methodbutratherdifferentchoicesbasedoneachuniquelearningsituation1InthecontextofaB2 levelclassroom,wherestudentshavealreadydevelopedadegreeoffluencyandspontaneityinthe target

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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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MyMostMemorableTeachersForsomereasonoranothercertainstudentsaredrawntoparticular teacherswhileotherstudentsaremorefondofothers.InmylifeIhavestudiedunderthree memorableteachers.TeacherswithwhichIwasabletoconnect,tolaugh,tosharemymisgivings. WhileImayhavebeenclosewitheachoftheseteachers,itisveryclear,inretrospect,thateachwas veryunique,andrepresentedanentirelydifferentclassofteacher

TheteacherthatstandsoutmostinmyheadismyeleventhgradeEnglishteacher.Shehadaliberal artsbackground,andenjoyedtheclassicAmericanwriters;Hemingway,Steinbeck,whathaveyou Shewasintheclassofteacherswhowasmoreimpressedbyactionsandhonesty...showmore content

Herclassofteacherstaketheirjobsveryseriously,anddonottoleratestudentswhoskipordisrupt theirclasses.Theseteachersarefun,becauseonceyougetthemoffonsomeirrelevanttangent,they willkeepthemselvesgoingonitforentireclasssegments,tryingtogetoutyearsofthoughtand considerationinjustashortperiodoftime.ThisishowIgottoknowmypsychologyteacher, becauseIwastheonewhokepthertalking,sothattheclasscouldavoidtakingthequizthatnoneof ushadstudiedfor.Teacherslikeherhavetheinnategifttoeducateandentertain,withtheir comprehensivelessonsandsubtlequirks.

Finally,Icometomyhighschoolhorticultureteacher,whomIstudiedunderforsomanyyearsthat bythetimeIwasasenior,wetalkedtoeachotheronafirstnamebasis.Hebelongedtoasmall classofteacherswhoarepersonallyimportanttoeveryyoungadultThisclassofteacheristhe buddy,thefriend.Theteacherwithwhomyoucantalkaboutanything,beitthetroubleyouhave beenhavingwithyourgirlfriend,thehigh–potencymarijuanathatyousmokedovertheweekend,or justthedirtyjokesyouheardthedaybefore.Thesearetheteacherswithwhomyousimplyshare interests,andthus,getalongreallywell.Havingateacherlikethisisalmostlikehavingacounselor, someoneolderandwiserthanyourself

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Ibelievethatteachingisthemostimportantprofessionintheworld.Howelsecanwecontinueto developinsuchatechnicalworld,orinanyotherway,forthatmatter?Withoutthetransferof knowledgetoyoungminds,wewillstagnateandwitherasaworldTeachingishopeforbetter, moresuccessfulfutures.Learningishopeforbecomingbetterindividuals,forgainingintelligence, andforimplementingpracticalexperiencesinourfuture.Sincewealwaystellourchildrenthatthey shouldplanfortheirfuturesandworktorealizethosegoals,theteachingprofessionshould"practice whatitpreaches"byhelpingyoungpeopletoreachthosegoals.Teachingreadingduringthepast fiveyearshasbeenrewardingbeyondmy...showmorecontent...

Butwithalittleingenuityandagreatdealoftraining,changehasbecomeeasierformeasareading teacher.Notonlydoprofessionalactivitieslendthemselvestoopportunitiestolearnnewideas,they arealsowaysthatweprofessionalscanshareourexperiences–ourvictoriesandourdefeats–with others,creatingabondandanetworkfromwhichweallcangainsupportandadvicewhenweneed it.Sincemytimeoftrainingforthereadingcompetencies,Ihaveservedontheschoolliteracyteam. Inadditiontosettinggoalsandworkingtoachievethoseforourschoolasawhole,Ihavetriedto mentorsomeoftheyoungerteacherswhodidnotteachreadingthefirstyearitwasofferedatour schoolIhavetriedtobeaninspiration,acheerleader,andencouragerIhaveofferedtohelpwith theirclasses,tohelpwithlessons,tooffersupplies,orwhateverotherthingsIcoulddotoserveasa sortof"cheerleaderforreading"atmyschool.Asaresult,wenowhaveseveralteacherswhoare alsoimplementingthoseimportantreadingstrategies,andourschoolisindeedseeingtheresults fromthetestdata.We'renowacommunityoflearners,ratherthanindividualteachersdoingour "ownthings."So,isprofessionaldevelopmentimportant?Mostassuredly!NotonlyhaveIhave learnednewmethodsandstrategiesandhowtoimprovethem,butIhavealsosharedthemwithmy peers.

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MyMotivationForBeingATeacherEssay

Mymotivationforbeingateachercomesfromsomewheredeepwithinmyheartandsoul.Ilove children.Ilovethelookthatcomesacrosstheirfaceswhentheyfinallygraspaconceptafterthey havebeentryingtotrulyunderstandit.IhadalotofteachersthatmadeanimpactonmeandIwant tohavethesameimpactonasmanychildrenaspossible.Myteachersinstalledaloveoflearningin meThereisnobetterprofessionthanteachingforthosewhowanttolearnOneislearningjustas muchfromtheirstudents,ifnotmore,thanwhattheyteach.Teachingisrewardingandinvolves makingtheworldabetterplace.Thatismycalling.Tochangetheworld,onepersonatatime,by showinglovetoeachandeverypersonImeetWeatheritbeoneofmystudentsoroneoftheir parents,IwanttobeChrist'slightjustlikemyteacherswereforme.Iwanttobethesupportsystem thatshowseachandeveryoneofmystudentsthattheycandoanythingtheyputtheirmindto.Not onlycantheyshootforthestars,buttheycanshootfarbeyond.Afterall,Iwasoncejustakidfrom asmallfarmtownthatnooneknowsabout.NowI'vebeenon4missiontrips,Itravelallaround, andImovedhalfwayacrossthecountrytochasemydreamsIamherebecauseIwasimpactedby myhighschoolhistoryteacher/musicaldirector,Mr.Wittig.Hepushedmetochasemydreamsand tofollowmyheartandnottoletanythinggetinmyway.IwanttosharewhatIhavewithevery childIcan,

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MyTeachingPhilosophyIbelievethateducationextendsfarbeyondtheclassroomwalls,and involvesmanymorepeoplethanstudentsandteachers.Peopleshouldbelearningwherevertheygo, andshouldcontinuelearninglongafterthey'vegraduatedfromhighschoolorcollege.Education isn'tsomethingthatcanbequantifiedwithtestsorreportcards,butisinsteadsomethingthatpeople carrywiththemIt'sasurvivalpackforlife,andsomepeoplearebetterequippedincertainareas thaninothers.Peoplewithasolideducationarepreparedfornearlyanything,astheywillbeableto providefortheirownphysical,emotional,andaestheticneeds.Thatbeingsaid,Ialsobelievethata crucialpartofeducationdoesshowmorecontent

Therolesofateacheraresomanyandsovariedthatitisimpossibletolistthemall,butoneofthe mostimportantispreparingstudentstolearn,notonlyintheclassroom,buteverywhere,andforthe restoftheirlives.Learningisnotaskillthatisnecessarilyinstinctualoreasy,andthereforedifferent approachesmustbeusedtomakelearningeasierandmorefunforstudents.Teachingisnotaskill thatcanbememorizedormaderepetitive,andsoteachersmustcontinuetochallengenotonlytheir students,butalsothemselves.Teachersthatbecomecomplacentintheirjobsarenotgoodteachers. Thosewhocanfindawaytomakeanoldlessonnewandexcitingwillhaveanenergizedclassroom, andwillbereenergizedthemselves.Everychildisdifferent.Thatsoundslikeanobviousstatement, butsomanyineffectiveteachersseemtoforgetthis.Eachstudenthashisorherownvarying abilities,talents,andlevelsofcompetence,anditisthejobofateachernotonlytorecognizethis, buttohelpeachstudentrecognizethisaswell.Ifachildisn'tdoingwellinaparticularsubject,both theteacherandthestudentshouldworktowardsfiguringoutwhy,andtheteachershouldacceptthe challengeoffindingawaytomakeaparticularsubjectmore

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Teachersandtheirstudentshaveaspecialrelationship;whattheydoaffectseachother.Teachers andstudentscan'tsurvivewithoutoneanothersincetherewouldbenoteacherwithoutanystudent.

Basedonthisspecialrelationship,acertainexpectationhasbeendevelopedintheclassroom environment.Gradually,somespokenorunspokenrulesandsystemshavebeenestablishedbetween thesetwoindividualswhichexisttillnowOnthesurface,themainaspectofthisrelationshiphas beenfounded,typicallyonresponsibilityandobligationthattheseindividualsfeelabouteachother, yet,indepththereareotherelementsintoteacherandstudent'srelationshipwhichworkmorethan obligationAlthough,thenatureofteacherandshowmorecontent

Thequalitiesofagoodteacherareendless,nevertheless.Nevertheless,amongthese,wecan mentionfewbasictraitsthataneducatorhastohave,inordertobecalledacapableteacher. Qualitiessuchas,kindness,selfcontrol,duty,reliability,sportsmanshipandtruthfulnessareamong themanyofcharacteristicsofagoodeducatorwhowantstohaveanurturingandnourishing relationshipwithstudentsForexample,thekindandreliableteachersarealwaysavailablefortheir studentsmentallyandphysically;Theyspendmanyoftheirprecioustimeafterschooltohelpa studentslearnasubjectmatter.Throughmanyofourexperiencethateachofushad,duringour schoolingperiod,wecouldrelatetomanystoriesthatwehaveheardorreadorencountered personallyaboutteachersandstudentrelationship.Manyofthesestorieshaveshownusthatthe effectofagoodrelationshipturnastudentaroundandchangedhisorherlifeTherearethousandof storiesaboutstudentswhowereinvergeoffailingorwerebeingexpelledfromschoolforgoodasa resultoftheirbadbehaviorsandunacceptableperformances.However,agoodfriendwhohappened tobetheirteacherscametotheirrescueSupportoftheseteachersbecameaturningpointwhich changedthesestudentsforbetterandchangedthemtoabetterhumanbeing.Thesestudentsworked

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TheImportanceoftheRoleoftheTeacher

ThefutureoftheworldisinthehandsofthechildrenWhetherthefuturebeapositiveornegative onedependsonthechildrenandtheeducationtheyreceive.Theeducationofachildissovaluable thatoneneedstoconsidertheimportanceofthechild'seducation.Also,oneneedstoconsiderhow togoaboutnurturingthosebrightmindssoonedaytheycanbecomeindependentindividualsAs Educators,oneneedstobeawareoftheshort–termeffectsaswellasthelong–termeffectsinwhich educationmayplayonthechild'sviewsoftheworld.

Inordertobeabletoprovideagoodeducationtoachild,itisnecessaryfortheretobeaplacein whichboththeeducatorandstudentcanshowmorecontent

"Someteachersmayworkwithstudentstocreatetheclassenvironment;othersmayforceaclass environmentuponstudents"(Zawondiak124).Regardlessoftheapproachtheteachermightdecide totake,sheholdsthepowerevenbeforeastudentwalksintoclassTheteacheristheonethat chooseswhatmaterialsaregoingtobeusedduringtheschoolyear.Shecreatesandplanslessons thataregoingtobeusedduringclasstimeHowchildrenaregoingtobeassessedandplacedin levelsthatfitthechildren'scapabilities.Andfinally,theteacherdecideswhatsetofgoalsshemight havefortheclass,thedifferentsetofteachingtechniquesshewouldliketouseandthesetof expectationsshemighthaveforeachstudentsTheteacheristheonethatdecideswhatshewantsto concentrateon,howtogoaboutteachingit,andtheoutcomessheexpectsfromthestudents.

Educationisakeyelementthatdirectsone'slifetosuccess.Byhavingknowledgeoneholdsthe powertomakegoalsareality.Teachersareresponsibletohelpgoals,suchas,learningtoread becomearealityItistheresponsibilityoftheteachertogivethestudentsthebestqualityof educationinorderforthestudentstobeabletohaveapositiveexperienceaswellsuccessinlife.I feelstudentsshouldbegiventheopportunitytolearnthefacts,thetruth,notjustpartsofit.Ifeelas aneducatoroneneedstogivethestudentstheopportunityto

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Becomingateachercanbeanexcitingandchallengingexperienceforanyone.Itcanbequite difficulttoputfouryearsofknowledgeintotheirteachingandintoaclassroomenvironment.And whileitmayseemchallengingatfirstitdoesbecomeeasierovertime

Ateacherisnotonlysomeonewhoteaches,buttheyareasymboloflearning.

AteacherisapersonwhoplaysthemostimportantroleinthedevelopmentofanystudentThe futureofthosestudentsdependsonthequalitiesandthededicationofthatteacher.Itistheteacher whocreatesaninterestinstudentstodevelopandtoprogress.Itistheteacherwhohelpsthe studentsachievewhateveraimstheysetforthemselves.

Teachershavealottodowithmotivatingshowmorecontent

Thecurriculumthenbecomesmorerelevant,thereforethemotivationforthestudentstoaccomplish thetasksincreases.

Thesubjectmatternotonlyhastoberelevantbutitalsohastobestimulatingtothestudents' curiosity.Ifastudentisboredwiththecontent,theyarenotgoingtowanttolearnit.

TheclassroomalsohastobeseenasacaringandsupportiveplacewithasenseofbelongingEvery studentmustfeelrespected,valuedandheard.Givingchildrenthesupportforlearningby welcomingtheirquestionsandencouragingexplorationisveryimportantforteacherstodo.

Extrinsicmotivatorsaresometimesusedwhenteachershaveastudentorclasswhofeelslikethey haveearn'tsomethingfortheirhardwork.Thiscouldbethingssuchasstickersorstampsontheir homeworkandtests.Oritcouldbereceivingverbalorwrittenpraise.Itcouldbejustthethingthat motivatescertainstudents.Butnotallstudentsneedtobeextrinsicallymotivated.Teachersneedto findoutwhichtypeofmotivationworksbestforwhichstudenttohelpthemsucceed

Classroomteachingismorelikelytobeeffectivewhenitisinformedbyanunderstandingofhow studentslearnConstructivismisthecurrentapproachtolearninginAustralianschoolstoday Constructivismishoweachstudentgoesaboutconstructinghisorherownknowledge.Thistypeof