Pros And Cons Of Being A Cadet Teacher

I would grade papers and tests for Walton-Verona Middle School's 6th grade reading and math teachers. This was a unique experience as it allowed me to see the struggle that teachers went through. Most of the reading papers I graded were not very good to my standards. There was punctuation and spelling errors and sometimes the students would even spell their name wrong. Also I would grade the papers while class went on and I was able to see how teachers dealt with the students. I was surprised and in awe with how swiftly and easily the teachers were able to calm down the students and keep their own temper when they would have to repeat instructions over and over again. I had always known teaching was a stressful job, but seeing it with my own eyes further confirmed it. I have a new found respect for them. They deal with rude kids a lot for a living and still are able to be kind and polite. They even become parental figures to students more than the students' actual parents. Seeing the teachers in action and not be a

I walked into classes several times to witness teachers with their head in their hands, stressed from the previous class. They shake their heads when the next class begins, collecting themselves and doing their best to not let their frustrations show. Students don’t cooperate. They are unwilling to learn because they are aware that the teacher will pass them anyways. There is no real incentive for them to work hard for a high grade. The students know the teacher has to pass them or risk their job. This is an all too common scene in today’s public high schools. Unfortunately, the efforts of teachers are shoved aside and covered by pressures to churn out passing students and high test scores.

By having art programs in schools students gain skills such as, problem solving, critical and creative thinking, integration of multiple skill sets, and working with others. Qualities such as these are very necessary for creating exemplary students. Arts have already proven to help with many long standing problems but critical thinking is needed for jobs in the outside world. “ … Creating art supports problem-solving, creative thought and critique like no other discipline.” ( Schoales,2) By participating in artistic classes students gain discipline that most classes fail to teach. These valuable lessons learned from art can’t be found anywhere

It seems with a different approach of teaching the material as well as one-on-one time, they eventually take hold of what is being taught to them. Most important, is the time offered that a regular teacher does not have to give to a student.

Bearing this in mind the different groups of learners, visual (where the learner finds observing a task and then repeating it easier), auditory (where the learner explanations of what to do easier) and kinaestic (where the student learns by experience and doing the task themselves) and having opportunities for all types of learners and combining more than one type in your scheme of work, will ensure equality in your teaching practice.

Students have their own best way in effectively learning the lesson. With the diversity of students, the problem is each student has a preferred learning style. It becomes undeniably one of the reasons that make it difficult to achieve the best expected outcome out of teachers’ effort. However, teachers try to incorporate various teaching techniques to make every learning opportunity become productive, meaningful, and relevant for the learners.

Throughout this year, I have learned to work more diligently with my school work. In this class, I learned the many topics and lessons Ms.Cranford provided for me. Putting aside educational lessons, this class taught me to communicate better with people I don’t know. I learned to adapt to a new class. In addition, I

The end of my sophomore year I knew I was going to be a teacher. I wanted to major in Early Childhood Education. One of the main reasons that I wanted to major in Early Childhood was because of volunteering in the nurseries at my church. I have been working in the nurseries since the seventh grade and ever since making up my mind on becoming a teacher, this is what I strive for. Going into Teacher Cadet I obviously have had some experience with kids and teaching them, but once I stepped into Mrs. Gruber’s class everything changed. When you are a teacher if a child had a bad day you couldn’t ask the parents to speak with the child or send the child with their parents, like at church, you had to fix the problem and just deal with the student,

This time last year I was in an AP World History class that changed my life. The class was taught be Mr Joy, an oddball with a shiny dome and tattoos that i immediately recognized as a kindred spirit. He had a way of keeping us on our toes and engaged every day, and not just because we had no way of knowing when he was going to emit a piercing scream, start talking in a british accent, or announce a graded discussion-but because he knew how to get through to us. He inspired and challenged me and my classmates despite the enormous amount of information we needed to learn.We cared enough to do our best because what he was teaching us mattered. The history we were learning about directly affected the present we were living in, and slowly, we began to see the world differently.

I learned that some students learn better by being able to move around and some students like to sit quietly. I learned to present ideas through both auditory and visual means. Offering manipulatives or other hands-on support for students who need them. As a future educator, I thoroughly understand the differences of all learners. So now I can provide a better chance of meeting the diverse learning needs of all my future students.

Students are unique in their own way. In order to support individuality and continue conformity schools need to work on every individual with their own learning style.

During school, students should be engaged and willing to learn more about what they are learning. With art, there is no need for someone to be good at it. Art is dependent only on the artist herself. If students view art as just another subject, then they are missing the academic value art gives. Art goes beyond having artistic value and surpasses the idea of one's own limits. According to Allyono17, one of the authors of an article in Teen Ink magazine,

One of my strengths includes breaking down course material learned in class. If a classmate is stuck on a certain topic, I like to help that classmate by breaking down the material in a way that they can understand.

One of my most memorable learning experiences occurred this year in my American Studies class. As a part of the class my teacher, Mr. Blahnik, had agree and disagree topics about current issues in today's society. During this process, differences of ethics and morals clashed, but at the same time it was beneficial to envision what another is picturing an issue. In addition, it taught how the same facts that two people build their interpretation of replies completely on the interpretation of each individual. This knowledge on how everything was based on interpretation allowed me to be rewarded with more confidence in my response. As a student who moved to Sturgeon Bay High School just a school year ago, it was nerve racking to be strong in my believes not knowing the basics of what my peers would think. Moreover, this experience making me confident in my ability of what I can achieve.

Every child is different. That sounds like an obvious statement, but so many ineffective teachers seem to forget this. Each student has his or her own varying abilities, talents, and levels of competence, and it is the job of a teacher not only to recognize this, but to help each student recognize this as well. If a child isn’t doing well in a particular subject, both the teacher and the student should work towards figuring out why, and the teacher should accept the challenge of finding a way to make a particular subject more