Sunday school

Kim: What made you want to be a teacher? Mrs. Zulick: When my kids were younger, I spent a lot of time in their school, Theodore Roosevelt. One day the principal of the school at the time had asked me why I don’t apply for a position since I was there all the time. I applied for a position as a 1:1 aide in my son’s fourth grade room. At 44 I decided to go to school for the first time for my bachelors in education, I wanted my own classroom! Kim: How many years have you been teaching?…

Paulo Freire was and continues to be one of the most prominent educational philosophers in the world. Through the sharing of his knowledge and his book, Pedagogy of the Oppressed, he has transformed the way in which society views the education system. Freire’s goal was to help people of all kind. He started by eradicating illiteracy among people from many different countries (Diaz, n.d.). This was something that was of importance to him and he believed that giving people the power to read and…

Film Project Reflection Our assignment was to create a film using all of the elements learned in our class discussions. Through this process we had learned how to take on new perspectives and add new elements to make a film look better. Through the uses of the new techniques our group was able to produce a quality film. The first day our group met in class we assigned each other our roles. As the director my role was to tell a story through my vision of the camera. I chose the role of being a…

Today’s society is full of caregivers for children who are eager to teach and pass down morals and values. The students of today are not only being taught these morals from parents, teachers, and peers but also the novels they read. Teachers in classrooms should be encouraged to immerse the students in novels that teach them important values through self reflection. Dorothy Must Die by Danielle Paige is worthy of being included into the ENG2D course because of the novel's values and themes…

“The main objective of education is to becomed responsible, productive and useful members of the society. Knowledge skills and attitudes are built through learning experiences and opportunities created for learners in school. It is in the classroom where learners can analyze and evaluate, their experiences learn to doubt, to question, to investigate and to think independently.” (CBSE manual 2009 p.1.). Thus, all round development as stated, one of the purposes of education implies optimization…

Introduction Over the duration of this TEFL certificate course in Guadalajara with ITTO, I have accrued a considerable bank of knowledge and skills to assist me in my transition into the professional domain of EFL teaching. Through this training, I have greatly developed in confidence, and I believe that I am now well equipped to develop a successful career as an EFL teacher. In this essay, I will elaborate on the lessons that I have learned during this course. What is a good teacher? I believe…

creating and composing. Luistro (2012) said that such a music teacher is therefore expected to possess all the competencies to handle Music subject. Under the DepEd Memo No. 72, s. 1950 known as Music Courses in the Secondary Schools Curriculum, it states that a school can offer music courses if there are qualified, pleasant and dignified teacher and academically and professionally trained in Music. It is also necessary to have a well-equipped music…

Before entering the class I knew what the word oppression meant, but when asked to define the term on the first day of the course, I struggled to find words. I thought of words and phrases that related to oppression like “a sense of hopelessness” and “unfair”, but none of these words adequately summed up the term. Oppression was loosely defined on the first day of class as, “cruel or unjust treatment or exercise of authority.” As the class continued, we added other details to add to the concept,…

As the time passes by, many changes in the people’s way of living is happening. It includes the arts, music, literature, technology, and even the education. In this fast changing world, education is the very foundation of all walks of life. As Nelson Mandela (1996) said, “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” But in this changing world, how do education should cope with this many and uncountable changes. This paper focus and aims to show and explain the…

Whether Moral Education Should Be Taught in School What makes a good teacher? Should teachers earn student trust and care about what students do or think after school? Is it possible for a teacher to change the destiny of students? In the movie Freedom Writers, Mrs. G meets her “unteachable, at-risk” students1 and her idealistic enthusiasm is challenged. Step by step, she changes the students with her love and patience. By the movie’s conclusion, her efforts towards her students have paid off.…