O'Connell School

to the research questions Each of the research questions is answered based on the analysis of data presented in the sub-section above. 4.2.1 Question 1-What factors are currently contributing to low teacher retention rates in Queensland primary schools? A number of factors were identified as contributors to low retention rates in Queensland. The four main factors which were apparent included added stress, increased workload, an overcrowded curriculum and a lack of support. The correlations…

implementing the concepts with the students in my field placement when my student asked me "Miss Meghann, why are you so nice to everyone?" then I knew I need to be a teacher. If I have a student who has to ask me why I am nice to all students in the school, it makes me wonder what these children are hearing and seeing from their teachers. My experiences with my teachers have greatly influenced my philosophy on education while most of my experiences were positive, I believe my negative…

progress at Revel. In my view, this progress should be made in the children’s spiritual, social, moral, and cultural education as well as in the more traditional academic subjects. The way to achieve this is through creating a ‘learning culture’ in the school in which all stakeholders such as the Church, teachers, support staff, the wider community and first and foremost the children themselves, regard learning as an enjoyable, lifelong process which has intrinsic value. The outcome of such an…

In my Literature 12 class, at Summit Academy North High School, we were asked to job shadow a person with our dream job. I was granted privilege to job shadow Ms. Rebecca Richter at Novi High School. Ms. Richter works as a Winter Guard director at Novi teaching junior varsity and varsity Winter Guard. While I observed Ms. Richter I was the only one allowed at the time to job shadow her. So what is Winter Guard? Winter Guard is not the cheerleader rejects squad it is so much more. Winter Guard…

don’t value the education of their children, showing little to no support in school activities and not participating all together. Teaching is a well-known career. Although teaching is both a fulfilling and rewarding career, there are problems such as low wages, struggling with management of students, and the lack of support from both parents and school boards. Low wages can cause problems in both inside and outside of school.…

Introduction In 1965, as Gordon Moore studied the semiconductors, he developed the theory that technology development will rapid increase and double every year. (Mann, 2000) Gordon’s theory of the rapid technology development would later become popularly known as Moore’s Law and be widely accepted by many in the technology world. (Schaller, 1997) With Moore’s law as context, the world that our students live in continues to modernize and evolve at a rapid pace. (Lytle, 2012; Heick, 2012) To keep…

nervousness. Kids really pick up on that – I had one student respond in his feedback for the Tuesday lesson with this advice: “Don’t be stressed. Your [sic] a great teacher.” I need to take his advice. • Get more large-group teaching experience in a school setting with middle schoolers. I love working with middle schoolers – they are so much fun and have so much to offer! That being said, for both of my 8th grade placements this year, my mentors have noted that I need to build confidence when…

unit. Being that my mentor teacher is the one giving me my job, I feel more inclined to perform just about anything she asks. With that type of mentality, I dedicated myself to becoming anything that I teacher needed me to be. I face challenges at school in a more internalized way now. Instead of showing how freaked out I am, I swallow my fears and step up to perform what is asked of me. I do not always successfully complete what is asked for, but I do feel that this semester has made…

In this course there were many things that I did not expect to learn, but now that I know them, I will use them in the future. The new tools allow me to improve my writing in more ways than one. Free writing before I actually start the essay help me to get all my thoughts on the paper so that I would not forget or just to organize my thoughts. My favorite thing that we learned about was liberal education. It was a reoccurring theme that actually helped to make me think about all the problems and…

I never in my wildest dreams would have imagined myself being an ESL teacher. That was never the plan. But Guatemala changed me in ways that are indescribable. It was there that I found that teaching English as a Second Language is my passion. I am now starting on the journey of becoming a degree certified ESL teacher. I dream of continuing to teach ESL abroad and in the United States. First I fell in love with Guatemala, then I fell in love with Javier. I had decided before I met Javier that I…