I Want to Be a Teacher Essay

I am interested in teaching at Breakthrough as a Teaching Fellow this summer because Breakthrough is where I discovered my passion. Working with the students as a volunteer last summer, and as a teacher during the 2015-2016 and 2016-2017 school-year program, was something I looked forward to every day as I got to know each of our special students. I discovered that working with kids, who often say exactly what they are thinking and choose to find joy and positivity in all aspects of life, was…

As a teacher Pedagogical content knowledge is very important. This means the way we teach our subject and the beliefs we have about it. This content knowledge is a very broad idea of teaching and as a pre-service teacher it is important to look at all different theories and facts surrounded by teaching and how students learn. Knowing and understanding these impacts builds upon our personal theory of teaching. Through this essay I will discuss the points I have been introduced too over the past 6…

weapons actively ready and on them. There’s still no guarantee the teacher will be able to successfully take down the shooter, even if it was just the two of them face-to-face. Dr. Linda Woolf of Webster University argues that, unlike in television and movies, killing a person is much harder to do than portrayed, especially for one who isn’t professionally to do so, like a SWAT or military personnel. It may be even harder for a teacher if the shooter is a familiar former student, their…

and physical conditions of exceptional learners do not define their ability to improve, learn, and excel in life and the classroom. When parents and teachers receive a diagnosis, they need to be careful with how they handle it. Swope wrote “Whether he receives a formal…

and growing society. I believe all children deserve this opportunity to learn regardless of their ethnic background, socioeconomic status, or any other factors that play a role in a child getting an adequate education. My goal as a teacher is to provide students a learning environment that is innocuous, stimulating and challenging to them, yet fun and intriguing. I plan to have a classroom in which I serve as a guide to students, helping them to discover things about themselves…

still is, someone I only saw once a day for forty-five minutes, my favorite class period of the day that I always looked forward to since for as long as I could remember. My choir teacher, Mrs. Arnold, made it the most life changing for me. Although I only had Mrs. Arnold for several years and for a short time period in the day she was able to show me the beauty of music, not only that but life lessons, for instance, not being afraid to be myself and how to be a great leader. I always wanted to…

The aspiration to be a kindergarten teacher was not one that I realized for a long time and for my entire high school career I took the steps I taught I needed to be a physical therapist. One week into the first semester of my freshman year in college, I changed my mind. As of now, I have many goals to reach with my career and a fairly solid plan of how to accomplish them. First, I plan to receive a Bachelor of Arts in Elementary Education. After that I’ll teach in South Carolina and my hope is…

Introduction: While observing teachers teach classes this summer, many things that were taught in this semester played out into those real life situations. I observed things such as the use of assessments, what motivates students, learning and teaching styles and classroom development and management. Each of these things will help me to build my career as a teacher. Field Experience Site: Engineering For Kids (EFK) The field I chose to observe was a summer camp for students grades…

question is this. Are teachers abusing their right to give homework? Are the students getting to much homework? Being a student myself, I believe so. Teachers abuse the use of homework in several ways. One way in which this happens is that teachers use homework instead of actually teaching. In this case the teacher will do an example or two and assign homework. This forces students teach themselves everything, and defeats the whole purpose of having teachers. Another way teachers abuse this is…

Twelve Characteristics of Effective Early Childhood Teachers by Laura Colker (2008), the twelve characteristics consist of passion, perseverance, “willing to take risks”, pragmatism, patience, flexibility, respect, creativity, authenticity, “love of learning”, high energy, and “sense of humor” (Colker, 2008). Personally, I feel that they all tie together and I can see all of these characteristics found in an effective early childhood education teacher. For instance, an educator needs to be…