My Favorite Teacher Essay

resurface whenever I think about the different teachers and mentors who have poured into my life over the years. The educators who said these words are people who have influenced me in ways that I am still discovering and have helped me grow into who I am today. While these phrases may seem a bit cliché, they have managed to stick with me over the years and now represent much more than the ideas they inspire. To me, these mantras are memories of certain teachers spending extra time working with…

had a hard time answering the questions that my teacher would call on me for. This was partially because I was not good at math and secondly because I was generally always a step or two behind, due to trying to practice and learn the concepts that were being taught. As a teacher, I do not plan to use this strategy a lot, because I know that it is not a very effective strategy to use and that it may cause some students discomfort, which will…

Thankful My life is depending on many things, I like to do anything outdoors but there’s other things that I am thankful for. I love to do sports like playing soccer. The things that I am especially thankful for is my family, my education, and friends. I am very thankful about these things because they all help me with my life. I chose these things for the experience that I will have when I keep growing up to do the things that I want. I have one sibling and parents that live with me. My…

stray cats running the streets and cattle just beyond the highway. Settling in for the night with my sister, Zaina, in comfy pajamas and a hot cup of sleepytime tea. We finish up our last sip just as grandma gets done with her famous bedtime stories. Our favorite one about a puppy who lost his mom and trying to find his way home.This is how I began to understand our literary experience. As I interviewed my sister Zaina, it seemed to all come back. I was in that bedroom, I could smell the tea,…

and learn. Identify those factors also; helps make the process of setting up preschool centers easier. After meeting with the teachers about the things I seen in the classroom, the teachers took it upon themselves to talk to a manager on helping them to change things in the room. After a week, I went back into the classroom to see the changes the teachers have done and it looked great. The block area before, had no soft furnishing for the children…

out there. One important event that happened in my life , has to be the time that I first went on stage to sing by myself. I always have had stage fright since forever, and even if my friends did convince me to sign up for the talent show, I still could never do it by myself. I always had to have a sidekick there with me just so I never felt alone. As I got older, my stage fright got even worse until one day my mom…

of the other chapters in Bell Hooks’ book, I felt this chapter was the most relevant to me. Hooks talked about the need for educators to engage in their teaching. Some professors and teachers do not engage and show much interest in what they are teaching. Hooks was able to describe the lack of engagement that teachers show without many examples or controversial subject material. I felt the chapter was able to relate to everyone rather than make a politically charged statement and expect people…

Beat the Feet As previously mentioned, I spent my childhood, teen, and young adult summers at Camps Winacka and Whispering Oaks. At these camps, like most west coast camps, new groups of campers arrive weekly. To help the counselors and campers quickly learn names, each unit plays name games during down time on the first day. On a safety level, this prevented situations like, “Counselor, my friend fell down and got hurt!” “Who?” “Ummm...I don’t know her name! Help!” and on a more human…

Netflix. As I began my search through the drama options I ran across the movie “Freedom Writers.” I was introduced to this movie during my freshman year at Prairie View A&M. It was a boring weekend on campus, and none of my friends were leaving to go back to their home towns so we decided to go to the theater on campus, that particular day they were playing “Freedom Writers,” and since none of us had ever watched it we decided to stay. Even though this is not my favorite film, it is on my must…

and form G for the formal observation summary. These forms analyzed areas of planning and preparation, the classroom environment, and the instruction. They also help the teacher to reflect on instructional goals, differentiation, engaging students in their learning, and the success of the lesson. I used this to provide the teacher with feedback in order to improve instruction, the area she is working on for her individualized professional development plan. During the pre-conference, I learned…