...The teacher that I chose to read about is Sharon M. Draper from Cincinnati Ohio. Draper received the Teacher of the Year award in 1997. She taught the grade levels seven to twelfth for about thirty years. During those thirty years she passionately taught the subject of English/Language Arts. Not only was Draper a successful educator, she also has a successful outcome with her books. The books she writes targets young teens in hopes to spark interest in reading novels and learning. Also, she writes books targeted for teachers across the nation in hopes to improve the education of America. Sharon M. Draper has some similarities to my favorite middle school teacher Mrs. Brinker. I remember only one thing from my sixth grade Language...
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...school so she can support a family. As a single parent, my mother strived everyday to maintain us, so that we would have everything that we needed for school. My mother has always supported me in my education, and she always pushed me to do better so I would get a diploma and continue my education to get a bachelors degree. It is extremely important that I have a successful future. I not only have to think about myself but for my new family. By having an educational background not only will I provide my family with a secure and stable future but also hope to give the kids in my community a chance to have a bright future as well. I was first inspired to become a teacher when I attended Kelly Elementary. Ms. Palacios, the best teacher I ever had, was truly one of a kind. To this day I have not seen any teachers that have the true passion to teach and inspire young minds like Ms. Palacios was able give me. Several of them are just there for the pay and because they get several days off. Junior High was truly an eye awakening experience for me. For the first time I felt pressured to do better in order to graduate in the top ten percent. Being accepted to a great university motivated me everyday to keep my grades up. My mother always wanted the best for me, but as a teenager, all I wanted to do is have fun. I joined the volleyball team and the basketball team. When basketball season was here, it was the best time I ever had. It was something in that sport that made me...
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...(BDB1322A I remember when I was in elementary school; recess was my favorite time of the day. I never lost my recess period, because if I did anything that I should have not done, my mother would know about it before I came home from school. My mother always told me a child should be seen and not heard, so when it came to school I would pay attention and not talk, because in my household talking in class was a no, no. I do remember there was this boy in my class (I cannot remember his name so I will call him Joey). Joey stayed in trouble and one day he just wanted to be the class clown. Joey made the whole class miss recess we were very angry at him. Every day we say what we will play the next day, and if it is dodge ball, the girls would wear pants and we will be laughing and dodging the ball. Some of the student told Joey they were not going to play with him anymore. The next day Joey decided that he was going to act like the teacher, when the teacher came back into the classroom; Joey was sitting at her desk, so she told Joey that he could not go to recess, and we went outside to play. I really did not feel sorry for Joey, all I wanted to do was to go to recess and have fun with my friends. When we returned to the classroom Joey had his head on the desk, and the teacher asked him to hold his head up, and when he did everyone saw that Joey had been crying. The teacher asked him why was he crying, and Joey said that he wanted to go to recess too. I remember the teacher telling...
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...positive manner, letter and number recognition. That is why it is important for teachers to have a positive nurturing environment for young children. Although I can’t remember my preschool years, but what I do remember the most is my third grade reading teacher Mrs. Wilkson. She was one of the best teachers I have ever known, she always went beyond her teacher duties to help me with my struggling areas. During my third grade year I was struggling in reading. I remember when she called me in front of the class to read our weekly passage. There were so many words that I struggled with. Mrs. Wilkson noticed my struggle and work with me in the mornings and afternoon to help me get on the level of a third grader. Teachers like Mrs. Wilkson is why I became an early childhood educator. I enjoy helping children in struggling areas and as a teacher I work very hard with the children that are in my class by using creative ways to help learn the letters in their names, counting, and improving their fine motor skills. There is not a time that I can say that I ever had a negative experience during my during my school years, but I have experience one in the workplace where I currently work. One teacher in our facility is so negative when it comes to children learning. During assessment time she always say that the children don’t know nothing. I always tell her that the children is a product of the teacher. She always complaining...
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...I remember as a young child my parents, teachers, and tutor always saying " read the book" and I didn't. I thought that it was just silly to do so and that it wasn't necessary, especially since the teachers would always teach us what was in the book. Now that I am older and have to read more documents and sign more papers on my own, I see why it is important to learn how to read. Most of what we learn is through reading. The more we read, the more we know and the more we are able to remember. Through reading comes knowledge. When we read, our brain processes the information and stores it as memory. This gives us more knowledge because after reading any kind of material several times, we will have eventually learned it and remember it more. This is because our...
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...2.0 Findings 2.1 Section A 2.1.1 Gender Table 2.1.1 Number of Respondents Based on Gender Gender | Respondents | Percentage, % | Male | 12 | 24 | Female | 38 | 76 | 76% 76% 24 % 24 % Figure 2.1.1 Percentage of Gender The pie chart in Figure 2.1.1 displays the percentage of respondents based on gender. It is found that 12 of our respondents are male and 38 of them are female respondents. Both carried a percentage of 24% and 76% respectively in giving their opinions in this survey. 2.1.2 Age of respondents Table 2.1.2 Number of Respondents Based On Age Age | Number of respondents | Percentage, % | 18-20 | 27 | 54 | 21-23 | 22 | 44 | 24 and above | 1 | 2 | 2% 2% 44% 44% 54% 54% Figure 2.1.2 Percentage of Age among the Respondents Based on the survey conducted, 54% of the respondents come from the age of 18-20. 44% of them are in the range of 21-23 years old. Only 2% of the respondents belong to 24 and above age group. The total number of respondents in this survey is 50 respondents. 2.1.3 Do you use English in your daily life? Table 2.1.3 Percentages of Respondents Who Use English in Daily Life Usage of English in Daily Life | Number of respondents | Percentages, % | Yes | 25 | 50 | No | 25 | 50 | 50% 50% Figure 2.1.3 Percentages of Respondents Who Use English in Daily Life The chart above displays the percentages of respondents who use English in daily life. From the...
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...class was fun, interesting, and off the charts sometime's, which is a good thing. What some teachers don't realize is that you have to put a little enthusiasm in your lecture's. I can say that there were a lot of laughs, learning, and we were able to experience different music of many cultures that we covered in our class. The one piece of music that sticks out to me was the "Ghost Dance" music, where people would go out into a field, and just record the music out there. Anything that has to do with speaking to the spirit is very interesting, and that's one thing that I will take from my class. I will learn to open up more, and appreciate all of the music in this world. Even if I don't like it, I will be glad to say that I have listened to "this specific genre" if I'm ever around anywhere that is curious about it. I can say, "Oh yea, I remember in my music cultures class, that we listened to a piece of music that fit in this specific genre, and we learned about the background, and what instruments were used during this time, and if people still listen to this music today." Not only will I take all that information in, and remember in forever, but I will remember all of the little laughs. Like how we couldn't figure out the computer a lot of times, and how awesome our teacher was for giving us a break, or letting us out early for class. I will always remember that my teacher absolutely loved Pink Floyd, and how she said...
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...different learning styles can help you discover how to teach you to learn your way. The first learning style is Visual Learning. What is the Visual Learning Style? This style has to see what is being talk about. In a class, you can listen to a lecture. You cannot quite figure out what is being said until the teacher either writes down the notes or shows an object or picture. That is visual learning. Students may have to take notes or write pictures of their own. They may have to close their eyes to see the picture of what they are hearing. They benefit from using illustrations or PowerPoint presentations that use color or pictures. When trying to find a visual learner, you notice that they are usually neat and clean. They can be very organized. They tend to sit at the front of the classroom. They are usually looking around the classroom as if they are bored or looking for something. Overall, visual learning can be one of the hardest learning styles to have because of all the items involved to have. (Starbuck, 2013) Auditory Learning is the next style to have in learning. Auditory learning is learning by listening. These learners learn best by hearing the lecture. They will remember the information that is said more accurately than having to write it out. To identify the auditory learner, these students may not have matching colors of clothes, but can tell you why they chose these clothes. They will hum or talk to themselves when they feel bored and need...
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...then on “oefenen”, where they can practice everything that has to do with the English language, for example reading,listening and speaking. Since this is about vocabulary they can click on “woordenschat”. In the vocabulary section they get 4 choices : woordengroepen, spreekwoorden en gezegden, schoolboeken and WRTS-lijsten. In each of these sections they can practice their vocabulary. The “spreekwoorden en gezegden” section especially appealed to me. This section gives a lot of English proverbs with the Dutch translation, by alphabet. Since there are a lot of sayings in Dutch, and the pupils probably know them, they can also learn them in English. As a teacher the teacher can write down a new proverb every day on the board and start the lesson with elaborating on this, for example: “A man’s home is is castle”. The way the teacher can elaborate on this is by putting this proverb in context, asking the pupils what this proverb may be in Dutch (Eigen haard is goud waard), and asking pupils to give an example by using it. www.freerice.com This website is a non-profit website that supports the United Nations World Food Programme. The website has 2 goals: to provide education for everyone for free and to end world hunger by providing free rice to hungry people. The way this works is that people go on this website, they get a game in which they get a word and 4 meanings of the word, 1 of them is correct, if they get it correct they donate a few grams of rice to help end world hunger...
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...How to Be a Good Teacher Today, to be a good teacher is a popular problem, but how to be a good teacher is also a good question. How to be a good teacher, here is some suggestion. First of all, class manage is the most important to a teacher. They need set the example to students, remember that you are the teacher. It is important for you to be like a "superhero" figure in their eyes. Remember that your students look up to you and will thus try to mimic your dispositions. If you are rude or inappropriate, they will have an inappropriate model for their behavior. It is vital that students see you as a person with confidence, so that they follow your lead, and feel comfortable trusting you. Students, of all ages, need someone they can lean on, look up to, and be able to trust. Besides, to be a good teacher also need to be compassionate, For example, great educators form strong relationships with their students and show that they care about them as people. They are warm, accessible, enthusiastic and caring. Be open to staying at school after-hours to help students or get involved in school-wide committees and activities, and they demonstrate a commitment to the school. Also, to be a good teacher need to make some rules. Students need to follow them so that protect the peaceful classroom. It is important for teacher to make some rules. Finally, it is also the most important things. Teacher need to try maintaining a creative environment. A creative environment can...
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...and problem posting method. In the tradition type of education, however, the teacher stores the information the student listens. The goal of banking education was to immobilize the student within the existing structure, conditioning them into memorize the materials. I felt the ability to overcome the fear of memorize lessons. In a sense, we all are a result of “banking” education. Freire concept of education, he conveys the student do not think for themselves. I feel a student should have the initiative to ask questions until they receive a greater understanding then the knowledge is learn rather than just delivered. He also writes on the problem posting method when the student listens and the teacher are the narrator. This method leads the student to memorize the teacher content. I feel, the more engaged the teacher is about the material the more the student is also engaged. The education becomes a “communion” between participants in a dialogue; rather than a one sided opposition. The oppressed must test their own internalization or the oppressed will not think for them. Students can’t learn much just by memorization and repeating what they see or hear. Freire used the example “four times four is sixteen; the capital of Para is Belem.” We learn to memorize these things and not making ourselves aware of what these thing really mean or learning the significance of the words we are taught to remember. I agree with this because throughout my early schooling as a student I felt...
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...using their imagin gives children a chance to make connections. When playing store, it is common for children to ask their teacher what a specific food is or what a box says. In first grade children begin to learn from their mistakes. When they do things wrong one way they then learn what not to do next time, and what to try instead. In third grade children learn by working together. This allows students to pull from the information the other students know. The students help each other and this gives the children a chance to learn different problem solving methods. Testing students give teachers a great indicator of how much each student knows. This will give the teacher a good starter point or gives them a chance to prepare for what they may have to go over again. Finding students strong points and making the connections on how that subject was taught gives the teacher a great indicator of how they learn. There are many different ways to learn; Visual, Auditory, and Kinesthetic. Visual learners use images to help better understand what is bring taught. Somone telling you an apple is red or the sky is blue does not hold as much promise as knowing that an apple is red because you have seen it or the sky is blue because you stood outside and saw it yourself. Things like pictures, charts, and even movies allow students to have an image to help them remember what is taught. Auditory learners learn by listening. Some people are able to pick up on things that they hear, such as music...
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...COLLAPSE There are a variety of problem solving methods for disciplinary issues that teachers experience with students. When a teacher is actively handling an issue with students, peer mediation can be a productive way to handle conflict. Peer mediation can be effective with a variety of ages. Working in Kindergarten, I couldn’t use this strategy initially. Now, I often use this strategy. The reason I have not been able to use peer mediation all year is because students are often time learning policies and procedures for the first time. They have to learn how to positively interact with peers and to treat other children as they would want to be treated. At this point in the year, I have several students that serve as “super citizens” that I often turn to when I can’t seem to get through to a troubled or disruptive student. These student(s) reinforce positive behavior support with their classmate(s) that are having an outburst, not compliant, or those that have a disability in some cases. To help ensure a positive behavior support behavior system, peer mediation can help a teacher create a sense of group accountability for student achievement to couple individual accountability. In my classroom, peer-mediation is often a win-win strategy for all involved. When a child that is having a behavior issue can hear the perspective of another peer, they often tend to be more successful in getting through to a troubled student than I am. Peers have the ability to empower each...
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...12 Things Teachers Must Know about Learning By Bill Page In the midst of the worldwide psycho-neurological revolution, knowledge about the brain and learning is exploding. Teachers don’t need to wait until new brain-mind research reaches down to practical teaching, here are facts teachers can use—now. When information is presented to students, it goes into the working memory of their brain, but the information quickly fades away unless something is done to trigger its move into the brain’s long-term memory, where it can be stored and recalled later. Multiple neurons in various regions of the brain need to fire simultaneously, repetitively, and strongly for information to be readily retrieved and used. Memory is a vital part of school learning. For this reason, the shift to student-centered learning is crucial. Activities such as rhyming and rhythm, physical movement, multi-modality input, hands-on lessons, discussion, participatory experiences, constructivism, emotional experiences, personal meaning, and relevance, must become an integral part of every teacher’s daily lessons. Following are established facts, understandings, and practices which teachers can use immediately to teach so students will learn and remember. 1. Learning is personal. Learning is a private individual experience that must be internalized and integrated by each individual. When teachers present to the class, each student must adapt and apply the lesson to his/her own existing knowledge. This...
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...given detention or worse. You cannot write a paper for fear you will be made to prove that it is your work. You can be detained on the arbitrary whim of a faculty member. And all of this is very troubling, not in the least because it directly contradicts the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, enforceable under the Constitution Act. The academic honesty policy is disgusting. In practice, it means that if a teacher suspects you of cheating on a paper, you have to prove you didn't. Of course, the fact that this completely contradicts section 11d of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms (hereafter referred to as the CCRF) doesn't cross their minds. Because the only place the law is not the law is within these walls. The fact that you are not allowed to show disrespect to a teacher is disgusting. In practice, this means that you have been completely restricted in your rights to free speech, even though it completely contradicts section 2b of the CCRF. You are allowed to insult the prime minister on national TV, and yet you are not allowed to swear at a teacher? This can only happen within these walls. The fact that any...
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