School And Education Course Analysis

Throughout my course this semester, I have learned to be more open-minded and have a different mindset when it comes to education. I always had a passion for teaching and working with children. Learning everything that I keep on learning throughout college and experiences, makes me that much more passionate in becoming a future educator that could potentially make a change for children. When I first began my journey through education and getting my degree, I connected it with my experiences of when I was in school. Now that I have learned the difference about school and education and the different teaching methods, I will continue striving to do my best and learn as much as I can to help others. One of the major lessons that I learned this …show more content…
I hope that one day, someone will prove to all the rest the importance of an education and awakening the mind is, and everything will change and everyone will look at education differently. Until then, I am only one person. One person who has a desire to fix the world and mend all the broken children. Who am I? What do I want? These questions have been brought up throughout this entire semester and every time they are spoken, I really ponder on them. Who am I? That seems like a basic question. I am a 25 year old girl who attends college for education. I am a daughter, sister, aunt, cousin, and friend. I am so much more than all those labels, though because my wants are much higher than who I am. Children are the foundation of a future that is going to be decided upon them. I want to be the person that helps inspire these children to break out of this apocalypse that is holding them captive. I want to awaken their minds, reach into their souls and let them know they are worth it, they are cared for. I feel as if students need to research, experience, and understand on their own. I want to be there for the children, but in my classroom, I picture the children investigating material on their own. I want children to learn that they can acquire an education on their own. That they can learn anything they set their minds too. My environment is going to be hands-on and engaging. Children are going to be able to research what they find interesting to them and expand on that knowledge. Imagine a research paper on something they enjoy talking about; the paper will be full of passion. There needs to be courage in my classroom because without having courage, the children are discouraged. I think the reason that many children do not raise their hands if they know the answer or shy away from learning or trying something new is because of fear. This is something that has been displayed in schools. Fear of not being accepted, fear of