Tuesday, January 25, 2011

Chapter 1: Becoming a Teacher


A smile shapes my mouth when I think of…
*      The intrinsic rewards when my students finally understand. I find joy in seeing my students' face light up when they can make new discoveries. I will feel as though I have accomplished what I set out to do when my students' understand my teaching. 
*      Letting my imagination sore as I try to come up with creative lesson plans that fit my students’ unique learning strengths. I hope by doing so it will allow me to bring English to life for my students. I look forward to seeing others grow to love English by learning it in many unique ways.
*      Seeing my students achieve and become the student I knew they could be. I will feel the great feeling when I know I have made a difference in someone’s life. satisfaction as I help my students go down the right path when they might have started down a destructive one. It will leave me with a great feeling when I know I have made a difference in someone’s life.
I lack the energy to jump for joy when I think of…
-       The pay a teacher receives for all the hard work he or she does. I feel like teachers work so hard to make a difference in their students' life and are seriously under paid for all their hard work. 
-       Worrying about meeting certain standards and guidelines while teaching. Teachers have to follow certain rules and restrictions towards what is acceptable to teach and what is better of left unsaid. There are certain part of the curriculum you must include in your lesson plans and other things you need to leave out such as beliefs and things that someone may find offending. 
-        How difficult it is to find a job the first year after graduation. It is very difficult to find a job when you are new to the field so you may have to settle for jobs you don't necessarily want which can be difficult.

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