Chapter three is about the reasons why students become teachers. Some of those reasons are good reasons and others are more self-centered reasons. It talks about what different types of situations the future teacher will encounter in the classrooms today. One good example of teaching which Herbert Kohl states, specialization does not interest me, and teaching elementary school makes it possible for me to explore many facets of the world and share what I learn (2013, p. 18). It’s important to know what grade level you will be teaching because certain grades will appeal better to you than other grades. You got to know whether you want to dedicate all your time to the children. As a teacher what do you want the students to learn and from that
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That reason has to do with not choosing a profession that isn’t too demanding and most readily job available on the Navajo Nation. That was my reasons for choosing to teach and also thinking that I’ll teach the way I was which was worksheets and memorization which from my thinking is easy. But now I feel like if I keep that same thinking I’ll only be hindering the children lives by just letting them choose jobs that only require repetitious movement instead of more prestigious professions. Not only that I’ll be continuing the loss of our Dine language which western schooling only teaches English language and …show more content…
Teacher’s different reasons for teaching do affect their life and more importantly the student’s education. Some of those reasons are selfish reasons and other are reasons geared toward the child’s education. As educators we need to be continually conscious of how we say that the child and teacher are equal. Technology helps certain individuals who go beyond just the certain routines and integrates the critical thinking but if they don’t than that where technology hinders their understanding and learning. Through my college education I was focused on just teaching elementary education that I didn’t realized I could focus my attention on one subject that I am passionate about. As future educators we must iterate the meaning or reason why we do certain rather than skipping that and making the lesson a daily
That reason has to do with not choosing a profession that isn’t too demanding and most readily job available on the Navajo Nation. That was my reasons for choosing to teach and also thinking that I’ll teach the way I was which was worksheets and memorization which from my thinking is easy. But now I feel like if I keep that same thinking I’ll only be hindering the children lives by just letting them choose jobs that only require repetitious movement instead of more prestigious professions. Not only that I’ll be continuing the loss of our Dine language which western schooling only teaches English language and …show more content…
Teacher’s different reasons for teaching do affect their life and more importantly the student’s education. Some of those reasons are selfish reasons and other are reasons geared toward the child’s education. As educators we need to be continually conscious of how we say that the child and teacher are equal. Technology helps certain individuals who go beyond just the certain routines and integrates the critical thinking but if they don’t than that where technology hinders their understanding and learning. Through my college education I was focused on just teaching elementary education that I didn’t realized I could focus my attention on one subject that I am passionate about. As future educators we must iterate the meaning or reason why we do certain rather than skipping that and making the lesson a daily