My Position Of Bilingual Teacher

I taught for 25 years at an inner city school. My students were all second language learners, and often their parents were totally illiterate. I entered this career not as a teacher, but as a social worker turned teacher. The Los Angeles Unified School District was in dire need of bilingual educators, so they offered a district intern program where I took college courses while I worked in the classroom.

I have heard that for many beginning teachers, classroom management can be one of the most challenging aspects of their new career.  Knowing this, I decided to experiment with many classroom management approaches during my student teaching to find one that fit both my students and myself.  Based on these experiences, I designed a classroom management plan that I will implement in my classroom as a beginning teacher.  It is important to note, however, that my classroom management philosophy will be evolving as necessary as I gain more experience and insight into the field of teaching.  Also, my classroom management plan may need to be altered to fit my specific group of students.

My decision to be a teacher did not come easily to me. This choice was dependent on a reflection about what I was passionate about and how I could make a difference. I have chosen to become a teacher, as I believe teachers have the ability to provide future generations the stimulation for one of the most significant roles in life; to become a lifelong learner. Many teachers that I have had during my education have had a positive impact on my decision to grow and develop the skills that are fundamental to pursue a successful teaching career. My aim is to be a part of an honorable profession with the optimism that one day I will become an efficacious teacher who can provide future teachers with inspiration, as my teachers have provided for me. Through personal educational experiences and peer-reviewed academic literature, I am able to shape my approach to my pre-service teaching, as it will influence my future practice. As a teacher, there is not just one singular approach to educating students; there is a need for flexibility, diversity, adaptation and reflection.

Gifted, ESE, and ESOL teachers need to be bilingual, a bachelor’s degree, and have at least two years of teaching experience.

When completing the reading Chapter 6: Linguistic Diversity in U.S Classrooms the chapter was focused on the impact education can have in students’ learning more specifically language. Despite the hostility, bilingual education has ultimately proved to be an effective program for students. Still, teachers should take on the notion of additive bilingualism which is a situation where a second language is learnt by an individual or a group without detracting from the development of the first language. The reading emphasizes that a second language adds to, rather than replaces the first language. Students should embrace their first language as being bilingual is an advantage. As a pre-service teacher his reading informs me to give students the

Ms. Kimberly Rich is motivational. She does not fall short of inspiration, just like the other teachers from whom we have learned in the previous chapters. She has inspired me to implement her classroom management technique and she encourages other teachers in her school to learn strategies for effective social skills. I hope I can inspire students and other teachers the way she does. One of the main points she made was her classrooms management system. I am planning to use this method in my teaching career. I think it is a brilliant idea to create it as a level system. Both positive and negative sides come with “responsibilities.” Ms. Rich is

Many of my prior classes have helped shape my classroom management philosophy. As I was reading the first chapter of Lisa A. Bloom’s book, Classroom Management, I couldn’t help, but to reflect upon situations that I have been in while subbing that are either one of the two choices of the three different approaches. Something that I try and practice after each opportunity that I have to sub is to reflect upon my day. The text in this first chapter helped give me some insight as to how I can improve my classroom management methods.

I learned quickly that being an effective teacher is an art that takes time and devotion. Many times, teachers are not provided with the necessary materials in order to maintain the various learning styles in a classroom. It is up to the teacher to create an environment where students can succeed. This is a full time job, meaning that a teacher’s work is not done once they leave the school. A teacher must contribute a significant amount of time and effort in order to see positive results in the school and in his or her own classroom. After observing my cooperating teacher’s strategies and learning more about the profession, I knew that I was going in the right direction with my life. I took a significant amount of knowledge away from this experience and have continued to strive to be the type of educator that I was blessed to work with during this experience. .

During the nineteenth and early twentieth century there was no set way of how to teach an English-language learner. Some schools practiced bilingual education. Other schools placed immigrant children in English-language learner programs to prepare them for the English-only classroom. Other schools segregated schools specifically for the immigrants aimed at teaching them the language. Some schools just placed immigrant children in English-only classrooms and hoped they would learn. Even though schools like those in New York reported that 60 percent of their student body was immigrants in the early twentieth century, there was no law or regulation of how to teach the students. This varied across the country and two counties in the same state could have differing policies. It depended on the superintendent’s and school board’s view on language programs.

Bilingual education is a highly-debated subject in America and in many other countries. Many people are quick to point out problems produced by bilingual education. In my opinion, the benefits of bilingual education outweigh the problems. In this paper, I will discuss some benefits, problems, and solutions to these problems while also advocating the importance of bilingual education.

On January 22nd, 2002 in the north central coast of Puerto Rico, I was born to two law school graduates. Three and a half years later, I was enrolled to a bilingual private school, where I learned Spanish and English. Learning two of the most ubiquitous languages has assisted me and continues to assist me in my studies of other languages and the sciences. Moreover, knowing English and Spanish, as well as learning German, makes me idiosyncratic in comparison to my peers. In addition to being bilingual, my immense interest in science and serving others in my community has led me to achieve goals that I once believed to be

America’s promise is to be the home of the free and of opportunities regardless of your race, sexual preference, religion, and gender. In fact, I am a first generation, bilingual, hispanic female and I wake up every morning praying that my family does not get separated and sent to 3 different locations. The fact that children in Elementary School are threatened and beaten up because of their religious beliefs. When my love life becomes an issue for others because I am dating someone who white and someone who is better off than I am, leading to insults and stares.

My education life started since I was 6 months old. Both of my parents speak Spanish fluently, but don't talk to much in English. My first 6 years, most of the time I heard and learn spanish at home and at my school. However, I graduate from kinder, reading and writing, at the age of 5. My elementary school was a bilingual school where I started learning both languages, English and Spanish, at the same. At first it was hard to me because I never heard a word in english before, so my mom bought me little Winnie the Pooh books in English so I could start reading and comprehend better in English. In those books there is one that is my favorite, not because of the context, but of why I have it. This book it was given by my English teacher in 1st

This past semesters has been an eye opening experience that has changed my views on teacher. Ever since I was little, I have always wanted to be a fourth grade teacher. However after being placed in a second grade classroom my views have changed. I liked the idea of teaching fourth grade because my fourth grade teacher was my inspiration in life. When I was in Ms. Petro’s class I enjoyed being able to watch the students progress over time. Being able to see the drastic improvements in little children is very rewarding and that is why I want to continue to teach lower grades. I have learned that being a teacher requires a special someone, a person who knows that sometimes you will have to deal with tough situations leaving you exhausted and feeling like you are not able to help more. But at the same time, being a teacher allows one to be a visionary for the world and those who surround you.

I believe the improvement of my students is attributed to the improvement of my skills in the above-mentioned areas of classroom management.