The following paper is a reflection of the experiences and life lessons that ultimately led me to choose a teaching career in mathematics. Of the many experiences that contributed to my desire to become a teacher, tutoring high school students who struggled with math, and hearing my mother’s stories about the rewards of teaching were my greatest sources of inspiration for becoming a teacher. As a student tutor, I witnessed students who lacked self-confidence find hope and pride in their newly acquired
curriculum and teaching system. They have their own curriculums to follow according to their traditional and cultural background. We all are possible to have the different experiences in our schooling life. In the same way we might also have the similarity. The experience that I have are based on the country where I have been growing up and I spent most of my schooling life in, Myanmar (Burma). There are some positive and negative aspects that I like to point out as a student to become a teacher. The first
career would be able to accommodate most of my personal criteria. The starting wage for a music educator depends on the level of music being taught. At a high school level, the average pay is $56,310 while a postsecondary level is around $70,790 a year (United States). The schedule of my job is very important to me, and I have always wanted a career with my summers free so I can continue to commercial fish in Alaska. I have grown up fishing commercially my whole life, and I know that is something I
harder for them to learn. My own experiences with literacy made me a better student and gave me the drive to continue to learn through reading and writing. I have had several different types of experiences with literacy, some good and some bad. My earliest memories about literacy all center around the dining room table at home. My own mother, after working all day, would come in and work with me for hours. She worked with me on my phonics, especially when even the teachers could not get me to pronounce
the students, teachers, and the human kind to learn. Growing up, there was a lot of complications in learning for me. However, there were teachers there at all times to push me to become a better person. These teachers showed a compassionate side along with staying on the side of expectations they had to follow. As the older I got and the further I went in life, my passion for teaching grew. Throughout the years, the rules and regulations has been stricter and harder for the teachers to educate. To
Teaching Philosophy Statement “Teaching is not a profession; it’s a passion. Without passion for your subject and a desire for your students to learn and be the best in the world, then we have failed as a teacher and failure is not an option.” –John F. Podojil. In my opinion, this quotation is very true. If you do not have the passion to teach your students what is right in the world and what makes them be the best they can be, then you are not really teaching your students or
The ideal education in my mind is to help an individual to have complete ego, personality and aspiration. The ultimate goal is to bring up a man who can think independently, have an ideality, and is valuable to the society. He or she also should be able to keep optimistic when confronting dilemma or frustration, then seek assistance by correct thinking way. Korina Tang, who is a friend of my mother’s, is now working as an English teacher and head teacher in a primary school located in Nanjing, China
Teaching and the field of education begins with a passion. After which, one should be able to see the commitment to education through the demonstration of achievement in their students. Growing up, I remember hearing stories from my parents on how the beginning of their careers in the field of education was a struggle. This was during a time of segregation and it wasn’t about the money, however, making sure they invested success in each student. Being paid $250.00 a month in the late 1960’s made
interesting approach to teaching and learning philosophy comes from a place of experience. What I have come to believe resonates with the positive and negative events that have occurred during my years as a student, but also as a role model. As we grow up we experience different teachers that tackle problems differently. The negative experiences always happen to stand out, but the positive experiences create the passion that can be transferred into motivation for our own teaching and learning philosophies
text, Classroom Habitudes: Teaching Habits and Attitudes for the 21st Century. Mentally identify times in your life when you experienced perseverance. Briefly describe one experience, which would be appropriate to share with the students in your placement. 1. One experience that I could describe to my students that showcased my ability to have perseverance was when I was in the fourth grade and wanted to hit a softball over a fence. When I was younger my biggest passion was playing softball. I went