Understanding ourselves as teachers help us to better determine how we relate to students, policies, procedures and practices that we use in the classroom or online and this is not an easy task. Stories open up communication with the students and can identify you as a teacher. Stories can be viewed from different viewpoints and perspectives, depending on your belief and value system. Telling stories invite others to see you as a teacher and can reveal to us as teachers, how much we know and don't know. Keywords: understanding, teachers, communication, classroom, online teaching, stories, storytelling, belief system, engaged, caliber, empathy, maneuver, plethora, intimidated, primary, integrity, mediocre My best teaching and learning
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We were from the 3291st School Unit, Memphis, Tennessee, and stationed on the campus of Southern Mississippi to train and teach soldiers their Military Occupational Specialty (MOS) for 3 weeks. I did not have a great deal of teaching experience and worked as an Administrative Specialist for Colonel Rawlins, Commander of the Unit, Lieutenant Colonel Weaver, Assistant Commander, and Sergeant First Class Wilson, Field Instructor, each are highly skilled War Veterans. Sergeant First Class Wilson taught Advance Non-Commission Officer's (ANOC) training, Basic Non-Commission Officer's (BNOC) training, and Military Occupational Specialty (MOS) readiness training. I worked closely with the First Sergeant as his assistant/runner.
A team of veteran soldiers who had engaged in combat in Vietnam and Engineering Officers back from Iraq and Afghanistan signed-up for the classes. The other soldiers came in from different states with very different MOSs. The Colonel and Lieutenant Colonel taught Commissioned Officers. Sergeant First Class Wilson taught both, Non-Commissioned and …show more content…
I expect great things from my children as a parent/teacher and I feel that teachers should have high expectations for their students that will reflect upon their credibility and authenticity as a teacher. The expectation level should be higher than the average, but set goals that are achievable and realistic.
S. Brookfield, (2006), talks about in his book Experiencing Teaching, The Core Assumptions of Skillful Teaching, Understanding Our Classrooms, What Students Value in Teachers, Understanding and Responding to the Emotions of Learning in his book, (p 1-75). I enjoyed reading each topic, but especially Experiencing Teaching. I really enjoyed when Palmer (2007), spoke on muddling through sometimes as teachers when we have not gotten the fullness of what is actually happening without having clear guidelines,
We were from the 3291st School Unit, Memphis, Tennessee, and stationed on the campus of Southern Mississippi to train and teach soldiers their Military Occupational Specialty (MOS) for 3 weeks. I did not have a great deal of teaching experience and worked as an Administrative Specialist for Colonel Rawlins, Commander of the Unit, Lieutenant Colonel Weaver, Assistant Commander, and Sergeant First Class Wilson, Field Instructor, each are highly skilled War Veterans. Sergeant First Class Wilson taught Advance Non-Commission Officer's (ANOC) training, Basic Non-Commission Officer's (BNOC) training, and Military Occupational Specialty (MOS) readiness training. I worked closely with the First Sergeant as his assistant/runner.
A team of veteran soldiers who had engaged in combat in Vietnam and Engineering Officers back from Iraq and Afghanistan signed-up for the classes. The other soldiers came in from different states with very different MOSs. The Colonel and Lieutenant Colonel taught Commissioned Officers. Sergeant First Class Wilson taught both, Non-Commissioned and …show more content…
I expect great things from my children as a parent/teacher and I feel that teachers should have high expectations for their students that will reflect upon their credibility and authenticity as a teacher. The expectation level should be higher than the average, but set goals that are achievable and realistic.
S. Brookfield, (2006), talks about in his book Experiencing Teaching, The Core Assumptions of Skillful Teaching, Understanding Our Classrooms, What Students Value in Teachers, Understanding and Responding to the Emotions of Learning in his book, (p 1-75). I enjoyed reading each topic, but especially Experiencing Teaching. I really enjoyed when Palmer (2007), spoke on muddling through sometimes as teachers when we have not gotten the fullness of what is actually happening without having clear guidelines,