"What I've Learned This Year" by Mr. McClung
Mr. McClung post on "What I've learned This Year" was very interesting. I love hearing first hand what it's like to be a teacher for the first time. Just by hearing some stories my professors tell about their experience when they were elementary teacher let me know that the points Mr.Clung made are very important. I must agree that as a teacher you have to be flexible. Like Mr. McClung stated no lesson plan is ever perfect. Another important point is to be reasonable. It is great to set high exceptions for students but, just because they don't met those exceptions as a teacher we should still only encourage them to do better and try again. The most important point he made to me personal is to listen to your students. The students view the classroom as their family so as a teacher you must have a good student teacher relationship. It may only take a little time to maybe do a home visit or attend one of their sporting events, but that little time would mean a whole lot to those students. Being able to read the comments of someone new to this profession is really inspiring and encouraging.
Home visits and sport event attending really would mean alot to parents and students. Whenever you go the extra mile for people it really shows you care. Thats a great idea. Especially for the kids that don't have alot of support at home.
ReplyDeleteYou are correct in what you have said Amberli. Children depend on us just as much as their parents. I believe we must also never let any child feel alone or left out of the loop. We as educators must always nurture our children's love and understanding of other people's feelings and desires. Also we must always be very flexible with our classes as you stated, for things will never go as smoothly as we would like them to go. Good post and keep up the good work.
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ReplyDeleteI also believe that listening to your students and building relationships with them is vital for them to succeed in your classroom. Many students do not have support and encouragement from anyone but their teachers. My sister was an English teacher, and she always had the students that did poorly in school. When these students came to her class, they all started succeeding in school and wanted to do well. She never quite understood what she did differently than all the other teachers. Her principal told her that the reason the students did well is because they were wanting to do well for HER. She actually cared about them, and they knew it. She was not merely their teacher, but she was also someone they trusted. I hope my students feel the same way about me!