As a teacher I will aspire to earn the respect of my students by taking the time to learn all of their names, get to know them for who they are as a person, their families, friends, and interests. Also, by leading by example and always challenging them to exceed their potential. Treating my students as individuals and not not as a whole will hopefully allow them to trust in me as a teacher and in return, earn their respect.
Through my teaching methods and personality, I hope that what I teach my students will be applicable throughout their everyday lives and they will see the relevancy in it. I will challenge my students to not take anything for face value and challenge them to think outside the box in all aspects of life. To encourage them to not only find depth in meaning within their education, but through the experiences they have in life.
Lastly, I aspire to continually better myself as a teacher through taking different classes, seminars, and life experiences that will help me grow as a teacher and to better understand my students. I never want to become complacent in my job and get into a groove where I can put myself on autopilot and not have to challenge myself. Through continues education, I feel it will help me stay ahead of the technology curve, learning new theories about teaching and understanding students, and giving me more experiences to find commonalities with my students.
Tony-
ReplyDeleteI think your first set of achievements are great. Taking the time out to really learn who your students are is a very important part of being a teacher. However, I think this might be a little hard to do in reality. If you have close to 100 students, if not more, how can you get to know their families and who they really are and remember all of it? I also like how you plan on challenging students to think outside of the box. Another important achievement. How will you get your students to do this? What challenges will you put in front of them that require this extra thinking?
Tony,
ReplyDeleteI can appreciate your desire to build relationships with your students and take the time to understand their family background. Do you plan on reading all student files prior to class or just select individuals? I actually came across a teacher/coach who once said to me, “I’m not here to care about students as individuals, but to do my job”. My initial thoughts were, isn’t that part of our job as teachers? I’m also impressed by your continued interest in learning. Most teachers take for granted that they have jobs and become stuck in their ways without trying to expand their current knowledge base. Exposing yourself to new technology and teaching methods can only help yourself as a young teacher in the profession.
Jared
It is interesting to think of relationships as achievements, but as a teacher, good relationships can really make a difference. I think the achievement comes when students take on challenges as their own and invest the energy to overcome barriers to find success. As teachers, the key is helping the challenge for each student be doable but worth doing.
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