The teacher panel was helpful. I was encouraged that they said that teachers do finds time to get everything done with school, family, church, etc. Finding that balance does still concern me though. My family will always come first, regardless. I am not going to sell my soul to my job. I'll do my best work, but my family is more important. I would have liked to have heard more about the first year of teaching. A first-year teacher at Leavenworth told me it's way worse than they say and that some nights he wishes he were an alcoholic. That was discouraging to hear,as I'll eventually be a first-year teacher too. I keep telling myself he was just having an exceptionally bad day that day. Please pray for him.
I believe that technology should be only a supplement to classroom instruction instead of the source. We need personal, human contact and relationships. Yes, we're preparing students for jobs that do not yet exist, but we're also preparing them to be good human beings. Personal and spiritual formation should be our primary focus. In my own classroom, I will use French YouTube videos, language games online, PowerPoint, etc. For example, on the first day of my BPA unit, we are going to listen to the Haitian national anthem online.
Can you believe we start student teaching on Monday?!
I am looking forward to my student teaching, and I think teachers like the one who was negative don't do us any favors. We need teachers that will tell us that yes, it is a lot of work, but it is going to be so rewarding. I am sorry that you ran into someone that isn't building you up as a teacher. I think that is the perfect example of not surrounding yourself with people who are negative. I hope the teachers that are in my grade (when I start teaching) are happy to be teachers and are just positive people in general.
ReplyDeleteWell to the thing about new teachers being way worse than what it's been made to be, you have to really know the district to make a comment like that. It isn't always like that. For instance the sunnier side of the city which I like to call Lansing isn't really like that. You shouldn't just judge and believe that it's the same thing everywhere because everywhere is always different.
ReplyDeleteHAHA! Vicki! I definately hope that the 1st year teacher was just having a bad day, for our sake! I personally am excited for my first year- just think, we'll actually get to do things our own way (for the most part) for once! I agree with Erin, about my surrounding faculty being positive, because I know that I do NOT thrive in a negative environment!
ReplyDeleteAs a new teacher or student teacher its important to stay in supportive environment. I'm lucky that for the most part my surrounding faculty have been really positive it's important to maybe stay away from the negative envrioment. I think the comment made by that first year teacher can be true if you don't use the support system in your school. The more involved you become inside your school I believe the easier and enjoyable the job can become.
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