Student Engagement Speech

The future lies in the hands of the children. Society should not measure a nation by the amount of money or resources money it has, but instead how it teaches and raises the next generation. The children of today will develop into the adults of tomorrow and decide what the future will hold. I hope for empowerment for our children. I define empowerment as possessing the capability to initiate decisions and take actions that solve problems and question solutions, therefore improving on approaches for today’s issues. I want to cultivate responsible, ethical, and caring visionaries who will change our world t When they construct our future world, I anticipate for them to realize the possibility of creating extraordinary in ordinary and formulate …show more content…
Students enjoy being immersed in the story, where it pertains to them. Students hold on to new information when they envision how it affects them. Asking questions also increases student engagement. Questions will help them acquire critical thinking skills and therefore keep them engaged. Teaching the subject in more than one way also aids in student engagement. Each student utilizes a different learning style that helps him/her learn. For example, one student learns best by hearing, so a lecture will help him/her to retain the information. However, another student may absorb the subject matter by using visual aids. For this reason, I will utilize different learning styles and techniques that benefit all …show more content…
In other words, teach students to adhere to moral values such as honesty, reliability, loyalty, consistency, courage, and social responsibility. As a future educator, I realize that the students that I teach will become future leaders, compelling me to prepare them for their upcoming roles. An authentic, honest, and fair teacher promotes integrity in the classroom. For students to learn integrity they need to see role models that execute the right and responsible actions. I must promote high expectations about integrity in my classroom, by rewarding honest and responsible students who work hard, while providing consequences to those who decided to cheat. I expect my students to understand that a person will proceed further in life if they are honest and authentic. Honesty, respect, trustworthiness, and respect are core values that I will integrate into my lessons, therefore giving students more opportunities to learn about integrity. If students learn how to behave ethically with integrity, they will obtain a higher self-worth and develop into socially responsible adults that can solve the problems of the