Martina James
LaVada Taylor Brandon
EDFA 200-02
10 September 2017
Teacher Talk: College Goals, Interview, Synopsis It is my main goal to become a multilingual instructor of Spanish and German, to instill in future students the same love for languages I have. With this in mind I am going to finish my studies at Purdue University successfully. This means making the most out of each class, learning, using all the resources offered to me, asking questions when needed, interacting with teachers and classmates, growing personally and professionally, and becoming the teacher I want to be, the best teacher I can be.
Interview
Mrs. Delp retired from teaching after 30 years in the Tucson Unified School District as an elementary teacher.
Mrs. D. on …show more content…
Today, or during the last years of my teaching career, the preparation of my classes had to be geared more and more towards fulfilling or meeting standardized testing requirements, which play an important role in today’s public-school system. It was becoming increasingly difficult to keep individualism as a teacher and student.
Question 2: How can teachers respond to different learning styles?
Answer: Of course, different students learn in different ways. This has really never changed. Some are visual learners, some auditory learners, and still others respond best to kinesthetic learning. All three methods should be implemented in lessons. For the visual learner, I used flashcards for example. The auditory learner responded well to things like reading aloud, and role play is a wonderful way to keep the kinesthetic learner interested. We learned about plants by planting a garden and tending to it, and we also had a class pet, a bunny… well, many bunnies over the years.
Question 3: In what way are U.S. schools failing culturally diverse …show more content…
Answer: Tracking is a fancy word for monitoring. It has been around for as long as I can remember. It is a way to group children together according to their level of achievement. The different levels or categories of achievement are something like above average, average, and below average. Students that fall in the same category are taught in the same group. This would allow for a different pace of learning in each group so as not to have anyone fall behind. However, it is also seen as a way of segregating and labelling.
Question 5: How did teaching become a gendered career?
Answer: Well, today, and for a long time now, teaching has been considered a female gendered profession. It did start as a male gendered profession. I believe this changed sometime during the 18th century along with the changing approach to teaching in general.
Question 6: Why do teachers need to know about finance and governance?
Answer: It is very important to know about these things in order to be able to make your voice as a teacher heard. Policy making still does not involve enough teachers. This can only change when all teachers get informed and are thereby able to advocate for the children they
LaVada Taylor Brandon
EDFA 200-02
10 September 2017
Teacher Talk: College Goals, Interview, Synopsis It is my main goal to become a multilingual instructor of Spanish and German, to instill in future students the same love for languages I have. With this in mind I am going to finish my studies at Purdue University successfully. This means making the most out of each class, learning, using all the resources offered to me, asking questions when needed, interacting with teachers and classmates, growing personally and professionally, and becoming the teacher I want to be, the best teacher I can be.
Interview
Mrs. Delp retired from teaching after 30 years in the Tucson Unified School District as an elementary teacher.
Mrs. D. on …show more content…
Today, or during the last years of my teaching career, the preparation of my classes had to be geared more and more towards fulfilling or meeting standardized testing requirements, which play an important role in today’s public-school system. It was becoming increasingly difficult to keep individualism as a teacher and student.
Question 2: How can teachers respond to different learning styles?
Answer: Of course, different students learn in different ways. This has really never changed. Some are visual learners, some auditory learners, and still others respond best to kinesthetic learning. All three methods should be implemented in lessons. For the visual learner, I used flashcards for example. The auditory learner responded well to things like reading aloud, and role play is a wonderful way to keep the kinesthetic learner interested. We learned about plants by planting a garden and tending to it, and we also had a class pet, a bunny… well, many bunnies over the years.
Question 3: In what way are U.S. schools failing culturally diverse …show more content…
Answer: Tracking is a fancy word for monitoring. It has been around for as long as I can remember. It is a way to group children together according to their level of achievement. The different levels or categories of achievement are something like above average, average, and below average. Students that fall in the same category are taught in the same group. This would allow for a different pace of learning in each group so as not to have anyone fall behind. However, it is also seen as a way of segregating and labelling.
Question 5: How did teaching become a gendered career?
Answer: Well, today, and for a long time now, teaching has been considered a female gendered profession. It did start as a male gendered profession. I believe this changed sometime during the 18th century along with the changing approach to teaching in general.
Question 6: Why do teachers need to know about finance and governance?
Answer: It is very important to know about these things in order to be able to make your voice as a teacher heard. Policy making still does not involve enough teachers. This can only change when all teachers get informed and are thereby able to advocate for the children they