Analysis Of The Lakota Way

Who knows—these are all possibilities. I think about these possibilities from time to time, and they always scare me. Devoting four years of my life to something only to fail at that pursuit would be devastating. Despite these fears, ... ... middle of paper ... ...simply reuses the same approach and methodology each year, his class is likely to become boring and ineffective. In order to properly educate students, a teacher must always be looking for ways to improve his course—methods of making the knowledge seem more interesting and relevant to students.

Another reason for choosing this profession is that I simply love working with children. I do not think that there is any greater moment that when a student catches on to what you are teaching them. This makes the student feel better and it makes you feel like you have succeeded at your job. The final reason I want to become a teacher is that I feel that I have many great ideas, and I would love to communicate these ideas to my students. My classroom will be a very open and bright environment.

Teachers must create lessons for different students because all students work on a different pace. Some students might get a certain lesson better then the other and they shouldn’t have to stay working when they have already mastered it. Teacher should be able to provide all the answer... ... middle of paper ... ...hey should be taught in a different approach to make sure they are receiving the knowledge provided to their other classmates. Over the course of these 14 weeks I would have probably answered these questions differently. I didn’t know the importance of the teacher and the responsibility we hold.

Teaching is both a mentally and psychologically rewarding career. I have always felt the need to help people to reach their goals and it has made me feel better about myself in turn. I am drawn to being a leader and I feel like I am someone who others can easily look up to. Being a teacher would be a challenging task, but I feel like the satisfaction I would receive from helping others would be well worth the hours spent. All the teachers I have had in my life have been extremely helpful and dedicated to helping not only myself, but also others who were willing to learn, be the best that we could be.

In my opinion, the purpose of the circle session is to support each other in the process of learning. It is important to say that in the process both students and teachers are involved. In general, circle sessions are great choice for the teachers. I have noticed the positive feelings and reflections from my students, which is much more important part of teaching. Everyone interacts with each other and arouses interests of everyone.

I feel that this is an important aspect of teaching. If a child feels highly about themselves, they are more likely to do well in school and in life. I feel that I must reach the whole child. Children are special, and deserve all that I can give to them. I tend to agree with John Dewey in his progressive education movement.

Teaching middle school students will not be easy and I understand that management and instruction of a classroom is one of the most important aspects to have a good learning environment. I will have to adjust my style of teaching to my students that pass through my class year to year. Knowing and understanding your students is how I am going to try to shape and structure my classroom because if the students are not responding it is something that I need to change about my style of

An accomplishment is what builds the self-esteem. As a child I still faced challenges, failure and accomplishment. Throughout elementary school I struggled with my grades. My parents always tried to work with me to become a better student. I had to spend more time on school work then the other kids.

Future career To choose education as a career is to choose to be a life-long learner. When on this journey to become an educator one faces challenges and excitement all at the same time. As an education major there are a wide variety of positions one can choose from. I have decided to become a teacher and work with the elementary level students. I have had the most experience with ages two through ten and feel the most comfortable with them due to the fact that they are at the stage where learning is still fresh and fun.

Although I wish I could have handled the situation myself I know this skill of correcting the entire class will come with time and experience. My students’ behaviors and learning abilities are both disappointing and exciting to talk about. It amazes me that some students have the ability to work hard, regardless of their personal lives, and truly want to learn. However, there are some students who have absolutely no desire to be in school. My teacher is still working with the guidance office to see which students have IEPs and should not be in this classroom.