From my personal experience, when I was in elementary school I remember my teacher would let us sit on yoga ball it always helped me concentrate and it helped me when I was really active because I could not move around, it will make me fall if I move around. I like the idea of standing desks because I prefer standing a lot but when I need to I could sit down on the tool, but I could still move my legs around and be somewhat active. So if one day you're feeling antsy you can just stand. Also I think if your tired it could help you stay awake. Mark Benden also states that sitting desk can cause kids to be obese, he also says that too much sitting is bad for your health.…
Helping out in the classroom has taught me a lot about the education field, and has helped me consider all of my career…
All of us have had a teacher who has made a profound difference in our lives. The person in my life that has significantly influenced me is my advocacy teacher and his name is Mr. Stauffer. Ever since my sophomore year in high school I have known him. He became my role model since my sophomore year in high school. From that year and on he basically became the person I looked up to…
I was ten years ago and I can still vividly remember sitting on an old, wooden rocking chair while the words of The Very Hungry Caterpillar trembled off my lips to a room full of second graders. I can recall the eagerness and excitement that filled their little faces as I flipped from page to page. There was an abundance of curiosity and desire to learn in that classroom that made me happy that I decided on skipping recess to read to the younger students. There was a fire that lit in my ten-year-old body that day. That was the day where I finally had an answer to all the “What do you want to be when you grow up?”…
I interview a teacher named Alice Jones who works at a suburban private school called Horizon Academy in Roleland Park Kansas. Currently Mrs. Jones teaches middle to High school grade levels and is a homeroom teacher for seven eighth grade boys. Mrs. Jones teaches English, Algebra, basic math functions, Senior Government, Social Skills and U.S. History. Horizon group’s students based on their individual needs and this enables Mrs. Jones to work with a wide range of grade levels in a day. Mrs. Jones has taught at Horizon for over ten years, a school for children with learning disabilities and as a qualified professional has obtained a B.A. from Swarthmore College, M.S. from Bank State College of Education, and a J.D. from New York University School of Law.…
This year has been a crazy one. I came from a public school, not knowing anyone, so I terrified and didn't know what to expect. I struggled with trusting others, time management and battling multiple tasks at once. Luckily, I had a lot of practice throughout the year. For instance when we had to record a News Show for Mr.Mora's class, I was faced with all of these problems.…
My whole life I have been homeschooled up till now. This is the first time I have ever been in public school. I love it here in Arkansas, but it is so different than California. California had bad traffic and mean people. I would go to my cousin's house all the time when my mom and dad would go on dates.…
I remember when I was 5, the first time I went to a building daily for 8 hours. I sat down on the cold blue chair. In front of me was a bin of crayons, all the colors of the rainbow: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and purple. I remember sitting in the cold room and having the freedom to draw marks on my blank sheet of paper. The dye scratching against the table, colors spreading across the canvas like the sun, rising in the early morning.…
When I was in middle school, I tapped my pencil on my desk, bounced around in my seat, and spoke to my friends in class. I never realized how much it really affected my classroom performance. However, as I grew up and matured I took a step back and asked myself, “Why am I doing these things?” I realized that I was nervous about doing well due to my lack of confidence and I was only being provocative. I have noticed that you share the characteristic of being clamorous in class as well.…
Twenty some years ago, in search of freedom from a communist country, a war-torn Vietnam sent my parents to America. Unable to continue their high school education, they found themselves working as laborers in a wintry Tyson Fresh Meats. Living in America, my parents were comparable to children, often rely on my brothers and me. Because I was sheltered by parents who weren’t accustomed to the foreign culture and had limited language skills, I didn’t know beyond their knowledge before I began school. As the middle child of immigrant parents, I inherited three English words: yes, no, and hello. Sweaty palms, stomach butterflies, and teary eyes – mentally preparing for the first day of Kindergarten was obnoxiously nerve-wracking.…
My teaching philosophy is based on my beliefs as to what skills are necessary to become a proficient professional. With regards to the students I serve, I have attempted to incorporate these underlying beliefs in my teaching practices to enhance the learning environment and foster the development of competent and compassionate physicals therapists. While providing foundational knowledge is important, there are other essential lessons that a student requires in order to successfully transition from being a student to becoming a physical therapy professional. These lessons include teaching a student how to think critically and to interact effectively with patients and other health care practitioners.…
In the beginning of my childhood, I continually struggled with reading comprehension, My family members managed comprehension skills throughout school, unlike my situation. Teachers and administrators declared it was a “learning disability and I needed to be put into the IEP Program.” Reading became a wrangle and putting the context together. I read everyday to help improve it, however nothing worked. Once I began my transition into middle school, I was put into the easiest english classes.…
To this day, I remember my kindergarten teacher Ms.Karagarto. Even though I was obviously very young when she taught me, I still remember how great of both a teacher and person she was. When I left Kindergarten, I knew that I wanted to be a teacher because of her and to this day I haven’t changed my mind about it. Whenever I go home to Houston and am in the area, I always make it a priority to go by her classroom and visit her. Since I was young, I have spent both my school years and summers babysitting and nannying, and both of these things have shown me that I absolutely love spending my time with and interacting with children.…
Being a Teacher My boyfriend’s mom and sister are both teachers and I always say to the both of them “how do you do it?” Never in my wildest dreams would I ever be a teacher at least that is what I thought. Then one day I decided I would sit and watch how my daughters Pre-School class worked.…
I never in my wildest dreams would have imagined myself being an ESL teacher. That was never the plan. But Guatemala changed me in ways that are indescribable. It was there that I found that teaching English as a Second Language is my passion. I am now starting on the journey of becoming a degree certified ESL teacher.…