Teaching Is Difficult For Teachers

What are some obstacles you may face as a teacher, and according to the context in this unit, how can you overcome these?

Successful teaching occurs when the teacher is able to select the most efficient method for reaching out to each student’s individual style of learning and inspire students to rise to their highest potential. While the responsibilities of a teacher are extensive (as one can serve as a teacher, a friend, a counselor, a disciplinarian, an entertainer, a facilitator), I believe that students should play a big part in shaping own education as well.

students in relation to teaching and learning. First, I discovered their love and need of hands-on experiences. Every day that my students participated in a learning experiment, every student was involved and excited to see the results of the experiment. They constantly wanted to be the, “lucky volunteer”, and in their culminating project, I had students name their favorite part of the entire unit, and all 22 students mentioned one of the six experiments they participated in. Second, I discovered the power of student directed learning. Half way through the unit I began placing students who showed great understanding of the topics with students who had more difficulty understanding the topics of the unit. On these days, based on the conversations I observed between students, the students really enjoyed this opportunity of, “being the teacher” and their classmates enjoyed the experience of learning from a classmate. According to Adam Fletcher, an author with a focus in K-12 literature, states, “When students prepare to teach other students, learning suddenly involves active thinking about material, analysis and selection of main ideas, and processing the concepts into one’s own thoughts and words” (2016). Third, I discovered who they are as learners and what best suites them as individuals. Based on the formal and informal formative assessments the students took throughout the unit,

After reading this article, I concluded that providing varied instructional methods and learning activities which meet students’ academic and personal needs while creating a positive and safe learning environment are important strategies to utilize for all students, especially students with learning

A child turns five and gets ready to go to school for the first time. On that first day, the eager child walks through the classroom doors to find a colorful and invigorating room where interaction and creativity are encouraged. As the child grows, however, the rooms begin to become more structured and dull, with less focus on divergent thinking. This transition impedes children’s interest and excitement for learning and damages their potential. As the child reaches the adolescent stage and enters high school, it only gets worse. Many of his or her courses will have become almost entirely focused on helping students excel at tests rather than stimulating creative thinking and lasting knowledge. Students are struggling with this method of education. In fact,

As an educator you are responsible for mentoring each student, so that they can show growth mental, social, and academically. Sharing warmth and compassion will show students that teachers are empathic, trustworthy, and caring. Sitting down with a student face to face, looking them in the eye and giving them your undivided attention allow students to feel comfortable expressing concerns about their personal education goals or life. Becoming a mentor means you must be flexible, be positive, show a high tolerance, and confidence, set expectations high, stay consistent and always be fair to each student. By mentoring, these appropriate adult behaviors students will start to emulate them as they grow. All students have the right to an effective quality education through an individual learning experience. All young people regardless of ethnicity, gender, race, and brain levels must have are given unlimited opportunity to thrive through education via professional and well-informed educators who are knowledgeable and sophisticated, in both life and their careers (Collins & Pratt, 2010). Each learner will demand a variety of learning styles; but by insuring a personal relationship with each student, a teacher can give all students an equal chance to succeed.

Creating meaningful connections in a learning environment that foster a developmental process became my educational practice. My philosophy and methods embrace experiential learning theory. This theory promotes direct, meaningful experiences that meet the needs of diverse learners. As educators we know students do not all learn the same way. Preferred learning styles develop through personal experience and individual brain functioning. My job is to teach so each learning style is engaged. If I can accomplish this task, students form real connections within the dynamics of the relationship formed between the teacher, subject and

The key to instruction being effective is not through textbooks or programs marketed (Blackburn, 2016), but teachers that care about their students, and seek to guide all students’ learning regardless of gender, ethnicity, poverty level, or background. As Blackburn (2016, p. Xiv) quotes, “The old saying is true: Students don’t care how much you know until they know how much you care. But caring alone isn’t enough. You must also connect with your students in ways that will help them learn”.

It is imperative for all teachers to meet each student’s needs to enhance learning. Providing teacher’s support, loyalty, in meeting their individual needs will enhance a school’s chance for success. A supervision and leadership philosophy that incorporates diversity, multiple learning styles, motivational strategies, procedures, and rules that are designed to optimize each student’s abilities that enhance potential and drive a continual need for knowledge. When students are in an environment that is safe, clean, organized, and structured will allow them to focus on knowledge, instead of being distracted. Providing well designed lessons and activities developed around learning styles of abilities will promote confidence and inspire a desire

The fundamental purpose of our education system is to produce more creative, intelligent, and self-sufficient members of society. I believe that in order to achieve such goals it is essential to create a strong classroom environment in which students learn. A strong classroom consists of four major elements: health, respect, support, and challenge. There are various ways in which I would use my developmental knowledge to create a classroom environment that is healthy, respectful, supportive, and challenging for all types of students.

Middle age is a period in a child’s life where changes in their physical, psychosocial, and cognitive development occur regularly. According to our textbook Teaching in the Middle School, since change is continually occurring with their bodies, middle school teachers must focus on teaching the student instead of what is taught. During this period of development, individuals may experience physical discomfort, fluctuating emotions, and abilities to analyze and synthesize information can result in experimentation and reasoning. As a result of the differing growth and development rates among middle school students, teachers will have a diverse classroom. In order for success to be promoted in the classroom, the teacher must be sensitive to students and their constant changes as well as provide a diversity of activities to meet the needs of all levels of cognitive development.

Fostering a classroom environment that is based around a mutual understanding, effective teaching, respect and forming relationships between students, teachers, parents and the community is crucial. Developing a classroom that encapsulates these key factors allows the environment to be beneficial towards students achieving academically and socially, this enables students to be engaged in their learning and in turn teachers are able to share in their enjoyment of the learning experience (Hue, Li, 2008, p. x). “Classroom environments play an important role in student’s motivation, engagement, and achievement at school” (Kaplan, Patrick, Ryan, 2011, p. 367).

Your responsibilities as teachers at this community college are very important in educating the dedicated students that attend your school. As an aging baby-boomer approaching retirement, no doubt like some of you in this room today, I recognize the importance of providing opportunities for growth and experiential learning in our young adults that will affect not only their lives, but those of everyone else around them. It is this distinguished group of graduates that will become our leaders, policy makers, doctors, lawyers and business people. The focus on learning moving towards a learner-centered approach and away from a teacher based will become increasingly important to this new generation of learners.

McCarthy (2015) argues that children and teens need the curriculum to be presented in a meaningful way. For example, showing real-world relationships in lessons, but also allowing students to think about their own reality. My grade three experience was special to me because I felt meaningful connection

From the moment we are old enough to walk and talk, we are enrolled into preschool to begin our academic careers. When I was in grade school, I enjoyed learning because of the teachers who guided and supported me all the way from lower school through high school; however, now that I’m older I realize that not every child has fun learning experiences like I did. This fact has inspired me to pursue a career in teaching, so that I could give children an even better education than I had. As a teacher, I want to give students the opportunity to find themselves by applying the lessons I’ve taught to their everyday lives. I want them to not only grow up to be financially successful, but also find their purpose, follow their passions, and live a happy and fulfilling life. I want to give even the most difficult and struggling student a potentially better future.