My Favorite Teacher Essay

“Technology is just a tool. In terms of getting the kids working together and motivating them, the teacher is the most important.” While living in the 21st century, the power of technology is all around us and now it’s becoming such a huge resource for all students more than ever. Except, we need to step back and remember that the main role of the educators such as my seventh grade computer teacher, Mrs. Nash is to teach younger students, primarily in the middle school the necessary skills of…

the same and they are the highest. There were the Logic/Math and Spatial. My score on both is 4.86. This score is really high compared to the other intelligence of this test. I honestly do see a connection between these areas and my experiences in elementary school. One of them is how I enjoyed the holidays because I was able to be creative and draw, paint, color, cut, and paste the holiday 's activities, which falls under my Spatial Intelligence. I also recall being able to understand better…

Becoming a teacher has always been a dream of mine because of my love for kids. I believe I will make a great teacher when using these four components: professionalism, beliefs, guidance, and involving families. These four components help with becoming a good teacher, colleague, and person. Using these four components is my way of knowing I will be the best teacher I can be and to not give up on my dreams. It will also help me to make sure my students don't give up either. Professionalism…

still try my best in class. The teacher calls my name ”Tera.” to get the test I start the test with sweat dribbling down my face. I answer the first question, 10x + 3y = 24 - 3 - 4x. The answers seem to come easily but I feel like I’m missing each question when I get to the end and answer the extra credit. I walk up to the teacher and turn in the paper. I look around and realize that I am the first one done. I am mortified. My thoughts race, I must have done something wrong, should I get my…

hardest things for me. My parents didn't get far in school which resulted in them not knowing english. I couldn’t talk, speak, or write in English, yet I was forced into going to this world where it sounded like everyone was talking gibberish. Feeling scared and confused as to why my teachers and peers don’t respond when I tell them I have to go to the bathroom. All I ever received was blank stares. Having strangers all around me whom I had to communicate with in some way. Growing up my mother…

like me. To give context for the rest of the story, the school wanted to scare me into being a better student so an officer was assigned to my school with the intention to “redirect troubled youth”. I was not the only one to be in this but a few other kids and i remember that day because it was really fun and memaberl and I would have to say that it was my favorite day that year but back to what happened that day. I was walking to the office talking to the…

lessons I observed were based off of the new FOSS Module that my teacher was piloting. It was a unique learning experience because it was her first time teaching the material. I felt that we were able to learn and grow from one another as we reflected on components of the lessons. The activities were hands-on and put students in charge of their own learning which is the heart of Inquiry-Based Science. The first lesson I observed during my placement was about gravity. Students were given twirly…

My family immigrated to America in 1999. Even at the tender age of five I was full of excitement, nerves, and a lot of hope that this new country held for me. I knew that I could pursue any profession I wanted to be when I got older and this made me very focused in school knowing that I needed to be the best student that I could be. I always knew I wanted to work with kids because I enjoyed their resilient nature. At first I wanted to be a preschool or elementary school teacher because teachers…

I think everyone would agree that, a principal is the most significant component of a successful school. Having good leadership skills are vital in order to shape the school’s culture and vision of academic success for all students. There is a correlation between the school’s success and the principal leadership style. Two influential leadership styles in education are transactional and transformational leadership. It’s a never ending debate, for which of the two leadership styles is better.…

and grew a vast amount in my professional development. I have learned so many new strategies, routines, and techniques through our readings, our classroom discussions, and by observing how my collaborative teacher runs her classroom. This semester I have spent weeks in a kindergarten classroom, and have loved every second of it. However, I have learned how much kindergartners rely on and need structure and routine in the classroom. Being able to spend so much time in my classroom every week has…