More than a week in at North Kingston High School and I couldn’t be more excited about the time ahead of me. Having the opportunity to work with Mrs. Carty is more than I could have asked for, as she is supportive and knowledgeable, a truly good guide for me as I take on the role of student teaching. The last week and a half has eased me into a certain comfortability within the classroom, as I entered my first week as students were taking exams, and now being the start of the second semester, all in all it is the perfect time for my arrival.
As I look down the road at taking on more and more responsibilities within the classroom, I hope to channel my energy into creating thorough lesson plans that reflect my unique personality, and my beliefs based on my philosophies concerning teaching.
Here are a few I have intimate relationships with, or, in other words, that I have truly invested myself with:
Relationships lead to learning- learning alongside our peers and building a community that fosters brilliance in every area of life.
To encourage/appreciate the differences that makes us unique and the understanding that being mean to another human stems from fear.
I don’t know everything; but I will continually grow along with my students- learning is not 1-sided, and the day it becomes so will be the day I need to re-evaluate what I’m doing…
Knowledge is power- it is my job to show students the attainability of this power, and that it is available for all students- not just those going to college… it is actually useful in all aspects of life if you are a living, breathing, blood pumping organism that needs to communicate with others…
Faith! Your writing is so poetic. I would love to sit in on a class that you're teaching. I imagine that you are calm and focused and that your students just naturally gravitate and listen to you.
ReplyDeleteI think you have some wonderful philosophies cut out for yourself and I'm interested to see how they will play out in your lessons and your classroom management. Good luck with the new semester!
Thank you Shauna! I am pretty excited about the journey we have all chosen to undertake, pretty exciting stuff!
ReplyDeleteI like this: “I hope to channel my energy into creating thorough lesson plans that reflect my unique personality, and my beliefs based on my philosophies concerning teaching.”
ReplyDeleteIt’s easy to begin to forget the methods and ideologies learned in Education classes at RIC, and through personal experience, when you are viewing one teacher’s specific teaching methods and routines daily.
Your post reminds me to also channel my energies in these ways!