Critical pedagogy

I have thought about my career a lot growing up. I have come to the conclusion that I would like to go into a profession where I can help people. This puts me in the position that I can choose from a variety of careers. My first choice would be a nursing home administrator and or owner. This requires a college degree along with another two years in graduate’s school. This job also commands social skills and the ability to keep calm in any situation. The job requires a calm, collected, friendly…

Education has always been my main focus in life. I enjoyed school when I was younger, and I strived to achieve in school when I grew up. In elementary school, I had several teachers that made learning enjoyable. One particular teacher inspired me to believe in myself. She taught me how important it is to follow my dreams. To this day, she guides me and encourages me in my endeavors. She continues to teach me what is most important in life. Furthermore, she shows me how education can impact and…

My first love is and will always be science. One of my favorite pass times is to peruse the Internet and whatever journals I have available to me to read up on the latest scientific discoveries. My father and I are forever sending articles back and forth via e-mail for discussion! I love photography, and over the last 3 years it has developed into quite the fun diversion from life in general. Though I don’t have as much time to get out and photograph nature as much as I’d like, looking…

High School isn’t for everyone, that's why they have a program called GED 02. It’s an alternative to High School but you still get a diploma. You have one-on-one time with a teacher. Also the school day is shortened and you stay in one classroom the whole time. Lastly you get to work at your own pace the entire year. One of my biggest problems with traditional High School was there were so many kids and they all wanted assistance from the teacher. When you need assistance the teacher is quite…

Case study 1 In Case Study One, Gerald Watson was working at low levels of development, expertise, and commitment. Martha convinced that Gerald's instructional routine was a serious weakness to student learning. Martha decided to use directive control behaviors in her supervisory approach. Martha recognized the problem and designed an improvement plan that she presented Gerald with the instructional improvement goal. She stated that Gerald's improvement goals would be to engage in more active…

It was always an unnecessarily horrifying moment when I accidentally called my teacher “mom”. The teacher would laugh, and my classmates would laugh, so naturally my face turned a scarlet shade of red in response. It is a common mistake among young students to refer to their teachers as “mom”, and I have even received this accidental honor as a tutor. At its core, I feel like this subconscious mistake says a lot about how students naturally feel about their favorite teachers. However, how does…

1. I’ve learned to adapt and embrace changes in my life, my work place, and school. Not only have I learned to adapt and embrace, but I seek out changes that I can make in my every day life. Sometimes that’s hard to deal with, though, when I need to stay in school for four years and I can’t change my everyday routine, every four months, when I get tired of it. 2. I have better people/communication skills because I’ve had to learn how to interact and work with my classmates over the internet…

Looking back at our first critical thinking assignment a lot has changed. I currently do not want to pursue the major I wrote about before. To be completely honest, I have no clue what path I want to take next. I am leaning toward Elementary Education. Sociology has really opened my mind and eyes up on what truly goes on around the world and has given me a new perspective on how to look at the world. I was able to learn a lot about education. Some things I learned were the hidden curriculum,…

I really enjoyed the guest speaker, Cathleen Morgan and was quite impressed with her forsaking aspect of being on the board of education. She gave a new insight on the idea that we are no longer a minority and majority school district. Whites were truly the minority, of which 35% are Hispanics and 15% are black. The idea that teaching with these numbers is extremely hard to do and is a challenge. The challenge of experiencing a certain culture and gaining a new culture at the same time. As…

Reflecting on my knowledge and experiences of educational institutes, I appreciate the immeasurable influences teachers have on children’s lives. Despite the many challenges and demands in teaching, it is said to be one of the most rewarding and fulfilling career paths. I also consider education to offer an important means of social mobility, which is something I want to be a part of. As a teacher, I want to be an effective and influential role model who engages, motivates and inspires a class…