The biggest challenge I am prepared to encounter is students and their parents not taking me seriously because of my age. I have a passion for working with older students and mentoring them as they begin making huge decisions in their life. However, with that passion comes the issue of me being relatively close to their age and the potential of them seeing me more as a friend than their educator. I never thought that would be a problem until I had field hours in a high school and on several occasions had to remind the students that I was not there to be their friend and they needed to regard me as they would any other teacher. I was fortunate during that same field experience that the parents were on board and supportive, but that may not always
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While the statement is true, it is extremely problamatic. The second any class hears that the person instructing them is only a student himself or herself, they lose all respect for that teacher and begin to see what they can get away with. No matter what students are going to push and test their limits but if they do not have respect or regard the intern as a teacher they are more likely to continue testing their limits even after precautions are taken. My request in interning will simply be that I am presented as a fellow teacher or a co-teacher. There is no reason the students need to see me as a student or anything less than a …show more content…
I want to focus on maintaining the control and authority any other teacher would possess. Meanwhile encouraging a very engaging and enriching classroom environment. I will respect my student’s ideals and feelings and expect the same respect in return. My classroom will be a learning experience for both my students and myself, in which each day I hope we will all learn something new but also teach someone else something new. No matter the occupation, there will always be challenges, but those challenges should never deter one from their dreams or passions. They should instead only encourage the individual to work harder and
While the statement is true, it is extremely problamatic. The second any class hears that the person instructing them is only a student himself or herself, they lose all respect for that teacher and begin to see what they can get away with. No matter what students are going to push and test their limits but if they do not have respect or regard the intern as a teacher they are more likely to continue testing their limits even after precautions are taken. My request in interning will simply be that I am presented as a fellow teacher or a co-teacher. There is no reason the students need to see me as a student or anything less than a …show more content…
I want to focus on maintaining the control and authority any other teacher would possess. Meanwhile encouraging a very engaging and enriching classroom environment. I will respect my student’s ideals and feelings and expect the same respect in return. My classroom will be a learning experience for both my students and myself, in which each day I hope we will all learn something new but also teach someone else something new. No matter the occupation, there will always be challenges, but those challenges should never deter one from their dreams or passions. They should instead only encourage the individual to work harder and