My Voyage As A Learner : Get Connected

In my experiences as an educator I have learned that the way teachers are taught and raised, effects the way they teach. But we must make choices not based on our past, but learn how to embrace our student’s unique perspective and set of experiences. There are several ways to make this connection:

The twenty-five stories that are contained in the book, My First Year As A Teacher, are about real teachers and their experiences during the first year of teaching. Each story is different. Some are about memorable students while other stories are about some of the hardships that are encountered as a novice teacher. The diverse sampling of stories in this book gives insight of what kind of problems one might encounter as a teacher, yet they also describe how rewarding the profession can be. I found it rather difficult to choose only ten stories as my favorite but after much consideration and rereading I decided on the following stories because in many ways I could relate to the students as well as the teachers that are given life in these stories.

His book ‘What Teachers Make: In Praise of the Greatest Job in the World’, is a phenomenal and a thrilling world which highlights the teacher-student relationship.

The teachers profiled in “Unforgettable Miss Bessie”, “My Favorite Teacher”, and “And the Orchestra Played On” are remembered and admired by the narrators. Miss Bessie, Miss Hattie, and Mr. K. possessed significant qualities that made them remarkable educators. They inspired and encouraged students. They only wanted the best for their students and prepared them for their futures, enabling them to overcome difficulties in school. Besides the content of their subject matter these educators their taught students to believe that their lives and future all depends from themselves: whether they would choose the clean asphalt road or dirty, bumpy one.

Apart from her being a minority and being treated unfairly, she has also observed how students in general treat teachers differently due to “the relentless corporatization of the university, a process that has turned teaching into a marketplace”. This technique works to communicate her claim by using emotional appeal, her stories help readers relate and sympathize with her.

Hope you are doing well. I am not sure if you remember me, but I remember you vividly from three special education classes I was in between 2002 and 2004 and often think about you. You also invited me to your retirement party that was very special to me. As I was reflecting on my life for the past 18 years in the U.S. I was thinking about you and a few other people in my life that have influenced me positively in so many different ways.

As a student, I have been inspired by a few teachers at both my primary and secondary schools to seek an interest in the teaching profession. One year after finishing secondary school where I obtained most of my passes I took some time to reflect back on my twelve years at school and the few critical incidents that have cultivated my thinking about teachers and teaching. Some incidents were positive and others negative, but all assisted to shape the type of teacher I want to be in the future! A few critical incidents that shaped my thinking were the first time I came first in a class, the evening I approached the lackadaisical teacher and the day where I was escorted out of class.

This message is directed towards educators. Being that I am no educator, nor have I ever experienced being in the shoes of one, it would be notable to say that my understanding, in terms of the notions of education, may not be valid. It would appear that only teachers understand the struggle of sitting in a room in which the interest for learning is zero to none. But there is a perspective that is genuine. The perspective of a student. An educator, more likely than not, has taught the same class, over many years, in the same forty-six by thirty-five foot class room. By the time a student graduates, he or she, more likely than not, has had well over 10 different teachers and gained the perspective of how different classes are run. In my time as a student, I have acquired an understanding of that which is wrong.

Perhaps nowhere in the career of a beginning teacher can the challenges facing them be seen more clearly than in the microcosm of the first year. Much as the beginning teacher moves through

In my social bubble, teaching has always carried a one dimensional connotation to it, a word for academics. This, in itself, is not a bad thing. Students should be taught the deep and meaningful intricacies of Heron’s formula and the insightful lessons that can be gleamed in literary works such as King Lear. However, while academics should be treasured, teaching someone about life is

It is said that teaching is one the profession that creates all other professions. Everyone has been in contact with a teacher in some way or another. We understand that without teachers we would most likely be nowhere. Especially middle school teachers, who teach us during the time when we are most developing who we are, and what we want to do with ourselves. Have you ever thought about what it’s like, to be the person behind shaping all of tomorrow 's wonderful minds? Hopefully, your questions are answered, as you read on. I feel a thank you should be commissioned to Mr. Dylan Harrington for helping me better understand what it is like to be a middle school teacher through allowing me to interview him and observe his classes.

When you hear the word “teaching”. You may think about school and student. Teaching I realized it is not an easy job, however it is a blessing when your students that were struggling are now succeeding it is very rewarding. Teachers have an important role everyday and it is important that teachers should know that they are the guiding to all student’s development, intellectual, social well-begins. We are there to make sure students learn the best way they can, so they can get a better education in life and learn the best way that will be able to fit them. We want our students to grow as an adult and continue to

Finding out the process of becoming a teacher was were I began, out of simple habit of wanting to know the backstory. After observing Mr. Winborne’s second grade class, I asked first how he had become a teacher. “I got my bachelors of Science and arts education” He said, “and even beyond that, I’ve had a bounty of professional development coursework.” He went on to explain that before getting his degree he’d had experience working in after school and youth

Teaching, according to the Teacher’s Training Agency, “…is a job for those who like and respect young people” (2005). Andrew clearly from his responses, suffered during his schooling, and perhaps felt disrespected as a result of being labelled. His position as an educator a number of years later, enable him to look quite critically upon his educators, almost, one could argue with an expert eye.

The essay "Look at Your Fish" by Samuel Scudder, portrayed how the relationship between student and teacher can significantly be something great and help a student in their field of learning. The personality of his teacher helped him to keep learning and be successful in his field, thus allowed me to connect my experiences with past teachers and how similar the messages we gained through our teachers are alike and made us progressive.