Stress In Early Elementary Schools

When you think about a teacher, you automatically think about someone who teaches kids for a living. Being a teacher doesn’t have to be just teaching children on a daily basis. Teachers are the reasons why a lot of children have grown to love learning and appreciate the effort their teacher has put into their education. Teachers are very important in today’s society and they do a lot for everyone. Teachers aren’t just there to make lesson plans, grade papers, and write on black-boards. Teachers are around because they want to give children a proper education.

Teaching is an extremely important profession as we are responsible for training up the future generations of our community, country and in effect, the world. In order to be a successful and effective teacher there are some basic skills and competencies that one must possess. The experiences that students have inside (and outside) our classrooms, schools and various other institutes will shape and mould their approach to our subjects and to life in general. Therefore, it requires a certain level of skill and training to be deemed professionally fit to enter into this career path and even then, continuous

Teachers have the power to change the world and to make a difference in the student's life. Teacher is a facilitator of knowledge, motivator, advisor and a positive person that can improve the student's education. I decided to pursue the career of education because I have the desire to help others. I also have the ambition to provide encouragement and support to the people that need it. Becoming a teacher means more than sharing my knowledge to the students. It is a commitment with society to shape the performance and learning of future generations.

Many states across the country are experiencing teacher shortages. Without enough teachers, we can not successfully educate our children. According to Glori Chaika “Forty-two states issue emergency credentials to people who have taken no education courses and have not taught a day in their lives. Many teachers are hired based solely on their experience leading church or camping groups.” (Chaika) Due to the shortages, States are allowing those who are not even qualified to teach. One can not believe that children are being educated as best as they can be, if those teaching them have no experience or training before hand. Another problem is that teachers are not being place in the fields were they can perform at their best, Glori Chaika also states that “One-fourth of new teachers -- if they are licensed -- are not licensed to teach in the field they are teaching.” (Chaika) Many teachers have very little knowledge on the subject they are teaching, “About 55 percent of students taking physics in the United States, for example, are taught by someone who never majored or minored in the subject.” ( Asimov) As a result of the current teacher shortage, the quality of America’s educational system has gone down. People are being hired with no teaching experience and teachers are being forced to teacher subjects that they are not familiar with. Adding to the current teacher shortage is the problem of teacher

The teachers do so much for us spending hours upon hours invested in our future. There are about nine hundred trillion teachers on this earth. Ample knowledge being passed down generation to

“To hell with your career, what is your calling?” It was this quote that led me to the classroom just five years ago. I was convinced that teaching was indeed my calling. I was compelled to make a difference in the world, and felt that there was no better way to do it than by educating young children, that in many ways, whether through life experiences or appearance, resembled me. I knew that this was no easy feat. In fact, it’s no secret that teachers do not make significant amounts of money, and the profession of teaching does not always receive the respect and dignity it is due. But it was that day, in the spring of 2009, after hearing Dr. Joseph E Lowery speak these words, I promised myself to never chase a career, but instead, to always

The issue of teacher shortage today is continuing to grow. The effects of the achievement gap are reaching the teachers, not just the students: “...good administrators and teachers, who are doing their best under difficult circumstances, will be driven out of the profession…,” (Boyd-Zaharias 41). The achievement gap is part of the reason teachers feel they are underpaid, which happens to be one of the leading cause in teacher shortage considering, “Teachers were paid two percent less [than comparable workers] in 1994, but by 2015 the wage penalty rose to 17 percent,” (Long). Being a teacher requires passion in order to stay in the field, especially if the money in teaching is decreasing. Money is an important aspect for people when it comes to their careers, therefore, fewer people want to become teachers. This lack of teachers and the lack of college students studying to become a teacher leads to unqualified teachers and larger classroom sizes (Ostroff). Both of these causes are eventually affecting students’ learning environments. I chose this issue in education for my project because I have personally felt these effects, and I know others who have as well. As a future educator, I want to see better wages and better benefits, but this can only happen with qualified, passionate teachers. I plan on being one of them, and I plan on sparking a change. I am a future educator fighting to end teacher shortage.

A teacher readies students for the next step in life, yet they get paid as they make no difference. As Prince Ea said, “A doctor can reach the heart of a student and make it to where he lives, but a teacher can touch the heart of a student and allow him to truly live “. With that being said the career of teaching should receive the same income of a doctor. Even though Americans may not realize it, the teachers that touch the heart of a kid and truly care about that student can be credited to raising that student and having an effect on their actions. Sadly, because of the way teachers are paid, most teachers do not put all the effort into affecting the lives of their students. They treat their jobs as any regular job when in fact they are teaching the students who will be their

I know stress very well. Last year I was a resource teacher for K-8. I was responsible for all standard curriculums in Kindergarten Language Arts, and Math curriculum for 5th, 6th grade, 7th grade, 8th grade and all middle school Intensive periods. Stressful can not even begin to explain my day. Not only was it everyday stress of a normal teacher form administration, district and state level. Understanding the standards for each grade level and subject was a job in itself. All of my students are on standard diploma, all very low, and/or a behavior problem. This causes stress and mental anguish. The time stress of going at a slower pace, trying to choose material that covers the most in depth practice with breaking down each step because the students still adhere to the common assessments is stressful. For 60 minutes a day I had three grade levels working on grade level material. I would not wish that type of day on anyone, it is just simply too much. I have high expectations for myself as well and I

The cost of attending a college can run 10’s of thousands of dollars a year; consequently, this can cause a financial burden for many families. There are ample grants available for a plethora of students and student loans for those that may not qualify for grant funding or scholarships. The majority of parents of middle class families cannot afford to simply pay for each child pursuing a secondary education; therefore, a strain to perform well and receive above average grades can be staggering. There is ample data to support the benefit of completing a college degree; however, the atmosphere of a college setting could distract one from learning and subsequently cause grades to slip. In fact, an intense focus of anomie theorists is to link anomic conditions to negative deviance such as cheating and other crimes (Cullen, Johnson, & Parboteeah, 2014). The relentless pressure to perform well academically could lead some college students to deviant behavior.

Children are with teachers the majority of the day. Children are influenced by what they see and why they are around. Not only are they teaching them academics, but also manners, sportsmanship, and self worth. These are important factors that children need in everyday life. This is why a teacher’s job is so important. Most would say that teaching would be a hard job. But, I feel that it will be easy if you win your students over. I know that the rewards in the end will out weigh the cost. Watching a student master a new task is the reward I am after.

Growing up with a household containing mostly girls, it can become a stressful environment. My parents have always pushed my two sisters and I to be the best. In school I was the child that was struggling while both my younger sisters were top of their classes. I had to work to earn my grades and make sure I was hanging on along with my sisters. As the oldest my sisters would always look up to me, and I wanted to be the best example, but that would but a lot of stress on me. Since freshman year I started preparing for my life, touring colleges, and deciding what I would like to major in. My home environment was stressful, but school was even harder because I have wanted to succeed in life for the longest time, even at a young age. When I discovered dance, it allowed me to become my own person and take some stress off me.

Elementary teachers not only introduce their students to the basic concepts of core subjects, they also help pave the path to each student’s future success. Education to become a teacher is long and tedious, and while the income may not be the highest available, watching students develop a new skill or grow an appreciation for learning can be very rewarding. Because there will always be a need for education, even with the recent budget cuts, teaching jobs will always have to be available somewhere.

When I think about teachers that I have had in the past, several different ones come to my mind. Each of these educators stands out in my mind for a variety of diverse reasons. Whether it is their sense of humor, their tactfulness, their love of the subject matter, their fanatical and sporadic behavior, or their yearning to be childish themselves, I can still remember at least one quality of every teacher I have ever encountered. Every one of these teachers conveyed subject material to their students just as they were educated and employed to do. However, I trust that every professional in the world has an abundance of opportunity for improvement; teachers could discover and improve themselves merely by having

Being a teacher is not an easy task as many people could think. To be a teacher does not only imply to know the subject to be taught, it also includes being willing to constantly improve oneself integrally, as much as updating the resources and materials one uses in teaching. Reflecting and analyzing over and over again the best way to teach to learn and how to make students to extend what has been learned. The many hours spend in the classroom will never be enough to plan lessons, prepare materials, review pupils tasks and exams, as well, all the administrative requirements one has to cover for whatever institution we work. Besides all this a good teacher, a professional one, will have to find the time to keep preparing to improve