As a pre-service teacher, I realize how important it is to know the best way that my students learn. As a learner myself, I have found that I identify with certain habitudes, certain mindsets, certain learning profiles, certain styles of learning, and a type of expert.
As an elementary student all the way up to high school, I found myself being imaginative when I tried to venture beyond my current realm and think about all the various possibilities. I also found myself being curious whenever I learned something. I can recall taking the time to look up random facts at a young age simply because I was immersed in the subject matter. I also remember persevering through any obstacles, and this was mainly during high school due to having a lot …show more content…
When roadblocks did get in my way, I found myself needing to be adaptable. I was quite shy growing up, so courage was hard to come by, but I do remember being courageous whenever I had to present in front of any group. I also remember that I was passionate about education and always wanted to help my teachers.
I feel, like in the past, I displayed more of a fixed mindset especially during my science classes. I remember being in science and, although I did try my best, I always felt like I did not understand the material well enough. I always thought that my skills were innate and that I was just not a science person. Besides this, I tended to avoid challenges due to knowing that I would not obtain the correct answer since I did not understand the foundation to begin with. Although I was slightly threatened by others due to them understanding the material, I began to understand that they had a better tendency of understanding it due to thinking that they had that “science gene” which was carved in stone when, in reality, that was most likely not the case. I also began to feel like I was stuck in my ways and could not …show more content…
Since I knew I wanted to teach, I became more imaginative when thinking of new ideas for projects and was also curious when learning something due to thinking of how to apply it. For example, in my ESL courses, I always try to connect the information to another area of my life including tutoring ESL students. Perseverance is also a big part of who I am as a person, and, since I am a first generation college student, I know the importance of working hard in order to obtain results. Due to being a first generation college student, I knew that I had to be adaptable as well due to the occasional challenges that would come my way. Not only this, but I also started to develop a lot more courage to speak out. As stated before, my passion for education continues to grow in the right direction, and this will be beneficial to me in the future. I feel, throughout this course in particular, I really began to see the importance of having a growth mindset. Although I had a fixed mindset as a child, I can now say that I do believe that skills can be improved with hard work, believe that skills can be built upon, am able to embrace challenges, have a passion for going beyond the realm of material presented, and I believe that certain skills can be cultivated. In my ESL class this semester, I read the
As an elementary student all the way up to high school, I found myself being imaginative when I tried to venture beyond my current realm and think about all the various possibilities. I also found myself being curious whenever I learned something. I can recall taking the time to look up random facts at a young age simply because I was immersed in the subject matter. I also remember persevering through any obstacles, and this was mainly during high school due to having a lot …show more content…
When roadblocks did get in my way, I found myself needing to be adaptable. I was quite shy growing up, so courage was hard to come by, but I do remember being courageous whenever I had to present in front of any group. I also remember that I was passionate about education and always wanted to help my teachers.
I feel, like in the past, I displayed more of a fixed mindset especially during my science classes. I remember being in science and, although I did try my best, I always felt like I did not understand the material well enough. I always thought that my skills were innate and that I was just not a science person. Besides this, I tended to avoid challenges due to knowing that I would not obtain the correct answer since I did not understand the foundation to begin with. Although I was slightly threatened by others due to them understanding the material, I began to understand that they had a better tendency of understanding it due to thinking that they had that “science gene” which was carved in stone when, in reality, that was most likely not the case. I also began to feel like I was stuck in my ways and could not …show more content…
Since I knew I wanted to teach, I became more imaginative when thinking of new ideas for projects and was also curious when learning something due to thinking of how to apply it. For example, in my ESL courses, I always try to connect the information to another area of my life including tutoring ESL students. Perseverance is also a big part of who I am as a person, and, since I am a first generation college student, I know the importance of working hard in order to obtain results. Due to being a first generation college student, I knew that I had to be adaptable as well due to the occasional challenges that would come my way. Not only this, but I also started to develop a lot more courage to speak out. As stated before, my passion for education continues to grow in the right direction, and this will be beneficial to me in the future. I feel, throughout this course in particular, I really began to see the importance of having a growth mindset. Although I had a fixed mindset as a child, I can now say that I do believe that skills can be improved with hard work, believe that skills can be built upon, am able to embrace challenges, have a passion for going beyond the realm of material presented, and I believe that certain skills can be cultivated. In my ESL class this semester, I read the