Confessions of a Teaching Junkie Throughout the decades of the thriving education profession, many misconceptions have arose; a misconception in simple terms identifies an incorrect statement given by anyone. A couple of these include “A teacher’s day ends at 3 p.m.” and “Teaching is easy, anyone can do it.” However, the main one that seems to be concerning is “Those who cannot do, teach.” Although society believes, “Those who cannot do, teach,” educators represent true individuals who create a positive educational climate for students to learn in; plan, prepare, and deliver instructional activities; and manage both a child’s behavior and grade performance within a class.
To start off, positivity is gradually weakening in today’s society; …show more content…
Behavior is not just something that can be ignored; alternatively, it is something that needs to be observed and then dealt with. Teachers, as a result, tend to have behavioral charts or sticker sheets to manage a child’s behavior. For example, Holly in Mrs. Whisler’s class has a spotlight chart. At the beginning of the day, the learner starts on green, which means he or she has been good. Throughout the day, the student may change to yellow, which means a neutral behavior, or red, which means a bad behavior. Since the chart presents itself within the classroom and most children do not want to receive a punishment, each child is aware of what behavior he or she has to be on all throughout the day. Many occupations today only have to worry about one’s well-being whereas teaching has countless well-beings to be concerned …show more content…
The climate of the classroom, the process of educating, and the child’s behavior all affects the learner’s grade. Dolores Appl and Loraine Spenciner both agree, “Ultimately, by fostering social competence and positive relationships with peers, these future teachers can also help children benefit from more academic areas of learning” (449). To go into more depth, if one provides a positive environment to work and has an average attitude with his or her friends, then his or her grade is likely to have an advantage. However, despite the well-doing of the pupil, the teacher still has to manage and supervise the performances of the students’
To start off, positivity is gradually weakening in today’s society; …show more content…
Behavior is not just something that can be ignored; alternatively, it is something that needs to be observed and then dealt with. Teachers, as a result, tend to have behavioral charts or sticker sheets to manage a child’s behavior. For example, Holly in Mrs. Whisler’s class has a spotlight chart. At the beginning of the day, the learner starts on green, which means he or she has been good. Throughout the day, the student may change to yellow, which means a neutral behavior, or red, which means a bad behavior. Since the chart presents itself within the classroom and most children do not want to receive a punishment, each child is aware of what behavior he or she has to be on all throughout the day. Many occupations today only have to worry about one’s well-being whereas teaching has countless well-beings to be concerned …show more content…
The climate of the classroom, the process of educating, and the child’s behavior all affects the learner’s grade. Dolores Appl and Loraine Spenciner both agree, “Ultimately, by fostering social competence and positive relationships with peers, these future teachers can also help children benefit from more academic areas of learning” (449). To go into more depth, if one provides a positive environment to work and has an average attitude with his or her friends, then his or her grade is likely to have an advantage. However, despite the well-doing of the pupil, the teacher still has to manage and supervise the performances of the students’