I am a secondary education English major with a minor in mathematics. I am also in the NMU honors program and I intend to graduate with full honors. Currently, I am taking all of my education methods courses (ED 319, ED 361, ED 380, ED 483, MA 350, and EN 350) and I plan to student teach in the Winter 2017 semester. I would like to do my student teaching in St. Louis, Missouri. St. louis, Missouri is the area where I plan to begin my career as an educator; therefore, this is a great place to do my student teaching. Furthermore, I am from St. Louis, Missouri and I already have background knowledge of the area and how it influences students’ lives and education.
St. Louis has a richly diverse population and will allow me to gain experience handling …show more content…
Not only does St. Louis have a large population, it also has a variety of students from all over the world. As an educator in St. Louis, I will likely have at least one student who is new to our country and does not speak English. Consequently, student teaching at a school in St. Louis will allow me to gain experience working with these students while being supervised by an experienced educator, before I encounter students with these needs in my own classroom. Furthermore, St. Louis has a diverse racial and cultural population. While this “melting pot” is extremely beneficial for education, it has also been a source of unrest in our country in recent years. Therefore, I will need to be as prepared as possible to handle the tensions that will arise in my classroom and teach my students about different races, cultures, and economic backgrounds in a way that will help them gain a better understanding of other human beings. The best way to prepare for this inevitable aspect of my …show more content…
Louis, Missouri. As a result, I will gain a better understanding of my students and become a more effective educator. Schools must work together to nurture the best learning environment they possibly can for all students. Therefore, if I do not begin my teaching career in the school where I do my student teaching, I will still be able to take the connections I have made with me to my school. These connections will allow me to keep in contact with teachers from different schools in my area and together we can work to help the students in all of our schools succeed. Making connections with teachers and faculty from different schools in my area will also create a support system for us educators so we can help each other and improve our teaching techniques and
St. Louis has a richly diverse population and will allow me to gain experience handling …show more content…
Not only does St. Louis have a large population, it also has a variety of students from all over the world. As an educator in St. Louis, I will likely have at least one student who is new to our country and does not speak English. Consequently, student teaching at a school in St. Louis will allow me to gain experience working with these students while being supervised by an experienced educator, before I encounter students with these needs in my own classroom. Furthermore, St. Louis has a diverse racial and cultural population. While this “melting pot” is extremely beneficial for education, it has also been a source of unrest in our country in recent years. Therefore, I will need to be as prepared as possible to handle the tensions that will arise in my classroom and teach my students about different races, cultures, and economic backgrounds in a way that will help them gain a better understanding of other human beings. The best way to prepare for this inevitable aspect of my …show more content…
Louis, Missouri. As a result, I will gain a better understanding of my students and become a more effective educator. Schools must work together to nurture the best learning environment they possibly can for all students. Therefore, if I do not begin my teaching career in the school where I do my student teaching, I will still be able to take the connections I have made with me to my school. These connections will allow me to keep in contact with teachers from different schools in my area and together we can work to help the students in all of our schools succeed. Making connections with teachers and faculty from different schools in my area will also create a support system for us educators so we can help each other and improve our teaching techniques and