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As for instruction, he would teach and present his instructions to his students verbally at the front of the classroom. One thing that I found really interesting was that before giving the students instructions, he would announce “If you are on your phone texting, snap-chatting, or on Instagram your phone will be mine until 7th hour.” This was interesting because he never had an issue with us using our phones in the past. As he would teach a lesson, he would walk around the classroom and interact with his students. He explained that he now has two class periods that are inclusive classes, which means he has to differentiate and modify his lesson plans. Therefore, when he lectures his students, he has accommodates to meet the needs of his auditory and visual learners. Also, every day he displays on the chalkboard, “Students will know,” and …show more content…
In the following paragraphs, I will be addressing each question individually along with his answers to each question. The first question I asked him was, “When did you decide to become a teacher?” He said that he decided to become a teacher when he was a sophomore in college. He went into college with an undecided major, but as he entered his second year of college he knew that teaching was the career path he wanted to take. He said that becoming a coach was the reason he first decided to go into teaching, but now that is not the reason he is still a teacher today. The next question I asked discussed why he teaches and what he is trying to accomplish. He explained that he teaches because he wants to be a positive adult in student’s lives. He believes that most kids need positive guidance that they are not receiving from their parents at home. His goal is for his students to be able to develop their own thoughts, opinions, and become capable to think through a problem and find the solution on their

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