Mrs. Smeltzer is a kindergarten teacher at Roundtown Elementary School in Central York School District, this is her fourteenth year teaching and still enjoys coming to work everyday (Smeltzer). This personal interview with Mrs. Smeltzer taught me more about a teachers many roles as a teacher. I also agree with many of her teaching styles and I found her thoughts to align with the course, First Year Seminar. First, I learned about the roles of a teacher, a teacher’s view on looping and behavior systems. Some of Mrs. Smeltzer’s roles include adult modeling and teaching students life skills. She informed me that she teaches her students responsibility so they can learn to solve problems by themselves. Like where they should put lunch money and
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Farris and Rieman inform their readers that giving the student choices and responsibility to make them feel important can solve behavior issues in attention seeking children (2014). Mrs. Smeltzer gives students choices in lessons and also teaches them responsibility (Smeltzer, 2015). Mrs. Smeltzer sets a positive example to students by showing them right from wrong and how to be responsible (Smeltzer, 2015). “Teaching, Bearing the Torch” explains the importance of a positive attitude in a school. Not only to have a positive and friendly attitude with his/her colleges, but also while teaching so students are enthusiastic about learning (Farris and Rieman, 2014). Mrs. Smeltzer is a very positive person, which is quite contagious; even her responses to the interview questions included capitalized words and many explanation points (Smeltzer, 2015). In conclusion, I learned many new ideas from this interview with Mrs. Smeltzer, such as her role as a teacher and what it is like to loop with a class. I agree with almost everything Mrs. Smeltzer shared with me during this interview, like her philosophy and the importance of modeling. This interview also aligns with the course, First Year Seminar, by handling behavior issues and Mrs. Smeltzer’s positive
Farris and Rieman inform their readers that giving the student choices and responsibility to make them feel important can solve behavior issues in attention seeking children (2014). Mrs. Smeltzer gives students choices in lessons and also teaches them responsibility (Smeltzer, 2015). Mrs. Smeltzer sets a positive example to students by showing them right from wrong and how to be responsible (Smeltzer, 2015). “Teaching, Bearing the Torch” explains the importance of a positive attitude in a school. Not only to have a positive and friendly attitude with his/her colleges, but also while teaching so students are enthusiastic about learning (Farris and Rieman, 2014). Mrs. Smeltzer is a very positive person, which is quite contagious; even her responses to the interview questions included capitalized words and many explanation points (Smeltzer, 2015). In conclusion, I learned many new ideas from this interview with Mrs. Smeltzer, such as her role as a teacher and what it is like to loop with a class. I agree with almost everything Mrs. Smeltzer shared with me during this interview, like her philosophy and the importance of modeling. This interview also aligns with the course, First Year Seminar, by handling behavior issues and Mrs. Smeltzer’s positive