Module 12

I have learned some useful and interesting ideas, techniques and experiences for teaching in this subject. I have learned that teachers earn their pay checks and they deserve them! Chapter 12 does have some really scary points that were discussed. But throughout life we all have to overcome obsticales and afterall what job don't have its downfall? Is teaching still something I am interested in? Of course, maybe now even more so than before. Now that I have seen how much the children need positive adults to ensure them their education and now that I have seen just how much they depend on teachers and look up to them I can't wait to start. Indeed, there is alot of stuff and devotion to teaching but I feel I can keep up with the pace I'm managing now and I'm coming in a 1/2 school year in an 8th grade class-Language Arts at that- and I'm helping prepare for EOG's. Great learning experience.
i think the demands for being a teacher are high and they should be. I feel teachers should know their roles and be qualified. Looking through a parents eye I would feel more comfortable that the teacher my child was spending 5 days a week with and a teacher that was responsible for my child's education and behavior was a certified teacher who pass a passion for children and teaching. I would like to be comfortable with my child going to school instead of wondering all day what was goin on in the classroom.
At this point in the course I see the job of a teacher as determination, dedication and responsibility. I see teachers as someone who gives their all to students, to work with them and assit them. Not only providing the students with education but a positve influence as well. Anyone can be a teacher, but to be a good teacher you have got to have the desire of working with young children and you have got to know your students. Being familiar with different leraning styles, diversities and the different teaching techniques and styles is how you become familiar with your students.
This semester I have learned so many things about childre and teachers. I have learned that teaching is more than teaching, teachers are mediators, guidance counselors, mother figures/positve figures, disciplinarians, supervisors and teachers. When I 1st thought about going into teaching all Iknew was I loved working with young children and it couldn't be that hard. Well it is difficult and trying, but it is all worth being able to make a difference in someones lives and futures. In order to be an effective teacher you have got to know your students and you have got to understand that they are all different and you have got to be willing to accept diversities and be able to apply the things you have learned to your classroom.