As I reflect on my own perspectives of education, I feel like my experiences as helped me evolve my understanding and thoughts about teaching in a multitude of ways. Not only have I journeyed through my own experiences in the private school system, to the public system, and then onto University, but I have also had the opportunity to be a valued member in the within the school community as an Educational Assistant (EA). This opportunity has helped me gain insight into many different functions of a classroom and, most importantly, to be inspired by the diversity of children. These children have shown me so many different aspects to education and have challenged me to maximize my abilities as an educator.
I believe that my experience as an EA has provided me with so much valued learning, such as working with many …show more content…
I found this difficult, but I quickly learned that I had to be creative and willing to try different strategies until one connected with Allen. Somedays strategies work and on other days I had to start from zero. However, I learned that Allen functioned well on simple, step by step instructions for most tasks, and he needed to be involved in the problem solving and decisions that influenced him. It took months to understand the scope of what Allen needed and every day was a challenge, but the more I worked with him and was persistent about getting to know him, I began to understand him and his needs better. Allen required us to educate him as a whole student, which to me means that we develop an educational environment that provides safety, engagement, support, growth and the opportunity to be successful. For Allen, we had to find creative ways to invite him into this world of education that fit him and his capabilities. We needed to build a system that engaged him and allowed him to demonstrate his
I believe that my experience as an EA has provided me with so much valued learning, such as working with many …show more content…
I found this difficult, but I quickly learned that I had to be creative and willing to try different strategies until one connected with Allen. Somedays strategies work and on other days I had to start from zero. However, I learned that Allen functioned well on simple, step by step instructions for most tasks, and he needed to be involved in the problem solving and decisions that influenced him. It took months to understand the scope of what Allen needed and every day was a challenge, but the more I worked with him and was persistent about getting to know him, I began to understand him and his needs better. Allen required us to educate him as a whole student, which to me means that we develop an educational environment that provides safety, engagement, support, growth and the opportunity to be successful. For Allen, we had to find creative ways to invite him into this world of education that fit him and his capabilities. We needed to build a system that engaged him and allowed him to demonstrate his