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Vivian Rider My Mentor “Talk to me.” Every time I had an upset or quiet demeanor that leads to shutting myself down from friends and class participation, my elementary school teacher would constantly show her concern when nobody else would. Life isn’t easy and it took me a long time to understand that. Letting others into my life without hesitating isn’t so scary as I thought it would be. Sometimes being alone is the best, but restraining from destroying myself is being strong. What makes me…

On Tuesday, October 20, 2015, I observed a fourth-grade class at Media Elementary School in Media, PA. The teacher was Mrs. Williamsons, and there was also a student teacher, Emily in the class. I was there most of the day and observed Mathematics, Social studies, Reading, and Writing class. The set-up of the room was traditional 3 wide rows facing the board so that everyone is closer to the board. Also, there was a sitting area with a rug and that was closer to the electronic board, where…

negative consequences for both school districts and students. The growing turnover rates may diminish the quality of teachers hired (Fall, 2010). Districts that are hard to staff, high poverty and urban, may be forced to hire substitutes or under certified teachers. Schools who serve primarily African American and Latino students were also found to have large class sizes, facilities problems, and a lack of textbooks and technology (Curtis & Wise,…

The Gift of Teaching Think back to the year 2000. Our president was Bill Clinton,Y2K never happened, people were watching the first season of Survivor, and the biggest economic question was how the government was going to spend its $230 billion dollar surplus. Oh, and gas cost about $1.30/gallon. Terrorist attacks were problems for the rest of the world, we were certainly impervious to such threats in America. And in this year… the year before everything changed, I started teaching at Masuk…

teaches us time management and the importance of daily exercise. I rely on no one other then myself to get to where I need to be. My parents are not what you call “over-protective”. They let me go out with my friends, taking the bus and other forms of public transportation to get around the Bay Area. They give me the freedom I need to learn things on my own and be independent. They have done their best to prepare me for the “real world” where everything is not just sunshine and…

1 I come from a long line of educators and administrators on both sides of my family. Various relatives of mine have taught me to understand and appreciate the importance of education. This being the case, they have inspired my decision to be a teacher, preferably an elementary school teacher. Last year, I sat in on my aunt’s third grade class at Washington Irving, an elementary school in my district that I attended for three years. After visiting the classroom a handful of times, I absolutely…

1. Please elaborate on your past educational experience. What obstacles, challenges or relevant circumstances impacted your experience? In high school, I was far too busy with clubs, classes, and tutoring to get ahead to really cement relationships and go to parties.I spent most summers in classrooms just so I could add more classes during the school year. I would attend language classes just further my skills as my family traveled overseas to spend time with our extended family. When I…

I had just finished my Intermediate Algebra class at a local community college during the summer of my sophomore year at secondary school. It was fairly challenging, exactly as hard as you would expect a new math course to be, and I was contented that it was finally over. It was not long after that I began to resent the rest of my stodgy summer. I missed waking up before dawn, I missed the bitter cold that greeted me almost every morning, I missed the diverse population of students and trying to…

Key Assessment This summer I took both 2120 and 2130 simultaneously. I completed forty hours of field experience between the Next Generation site in Dawsonville, and the Summer Language Camp program in Hall County. I was only able to complete ten of my hours at the Next generation site, while I did the majority of my work in Hall County, so for the sake of clarity in this paper I will mostly reference and draw from my experience with the Summer Language Camp. Through my experiences this summer…

Career Project: Teaching Middle School Middle School teachers help to expand what students learned during elementary school into what they will need to know for high school. The grades you teach vary depending on which school district you work for. For example, some school districts will say that teaching middle school grades starting at fourth and ending at ninth, however the most common is grades six through eight. Just like how different school districts have different middle school grade…