My Views and Goals on Education
I have to agree with Socrates when he says that children are born naturally
good and society makes them bad. I believe that God gives everyone the same opportunities in life. What you do with the abilities he gives you is your decision.
Becoming a schoolteacher to me is the best thing a person can do in life. You
have the opportunity to individually help a child broaden their learning skills and
help give them a chance at a better life.
Discipline is something I feel a teacher should have in the classroom. If there
is no control then there is no learning. From the very first day, the teacher should
let the students no that she is in charge. Although I don’t feel that you should humiliate a child in front of others, but you should be firm and consistent. I agree with Skinner where he says that reinforcement and punishment are needed in the classroom. He says to reinforce behavior good or bad right after it occurs because the child will forget about it if you try to do it later.
If the child was brought up the right way, then they will respect the teacher
enough to listen to what they say. As long as the student is respecting you as a
teacher, then I feel you should respect them as a student.
All children are not the same and should not be treated the same. Some are
fast learners and some are not. When you see a child falling behind you should
take the time to help. A lot of time gifted students are looked over. Mainly
because they may not have the proper testing material in schools. A gifted
student may not always be the student who gets an A on ever test. It may be the
young child failing every test because the mater...
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and cares about what they do. I think by encouraging and praising a child you can
get them to accomplish a lot of things.
I also think a child should be taught the difference between right and wrong.
They don’t know on their own and will never learn if they are not taught. By
punishing them or by not letting them participate with the others you can show
them when they are doing something they are not a loud to do.
The way I look at education is this: life is hard enough with an education. So
why try to go through life without one. As a teacher I want to give children an
opportunity for an education so they can make something out of themselves. Every little bit helps and puts you one step closer to your goals in life. Everyone has a
purpose in life and I feel that my purpose is to be a teacher.
When I walked into the school, I was greeted by the receptionist who kindly showed me where to sign in and then directed me to the teacher I would be observing for the day. The staff was dressed very appropriate for the day and on Friday they were able to wear pink because it was October. Although I did not see much interaction with factuality with each other, I was able to witness when the teachers of a certain grade would come to pick up their students. I saw how the teachers interacted with Mrs. Lee and they were very respectful. The student’s behavior varied from class to class. Most of the classes were well behaved with only a few students causing disruption. Mrs. Lee had warned me that the kindergarten class is normally noisier than other classes, but to her surprise the students were very quiet and did their work independently with no interruptions. Mrs. Lee did a wonderful job at keeping the students disciplined within the classroom. She would give positive re-enforcement and correct students when they would do something incorrectly. She worked really well with the students and they students responded in a respectful manner to Mrs.
Whitney, C. S. & Hirsch, G. (2011). Helping Gifted Children Soar. A Practical Guide for
Teachers and parents who use guidance know and comprehend that is hard for children to learn difficult skills so they make mistakes (Gartrell, 1995).
When, it comes to raising a child a parent doesn’t really have guidelines. They want their kid to be successful, intelligent ,with what they need in life to be a good adult. But what do they need? I think three good things that a parent needs to teach their kids is good morals, respect, and independence. If these three things are integrated into a childhood, then I think that that child will be able to become a good human being.
It’s my belief that the overall purpose of education is to improve society as a whole. Everyone should be given an equal opportunity to learn as they mature. I believe that the more educated a person is then the more likely they can become successful. A society full of successful people will be a successful society. Educat...
other is blind to the factual information, then tragically, true Education Reform, or any form of
children need to be taught right from wrong early on, bow how early should these classes
Waking up every morning, excited, motivated and ready to go to school. This is how I felt as a child and now how I want to make other children feel. When I attended school all children loved to be there, but in today's society that isn't the case. So many of the rules in school today have changed. So many issues have arose in today's society like war and violence that students are scared to be at school where they feel unsafe but I , as a future educator would like to change children's outlooks on school.
An education is something that one can keep for a lifetime. Acquiring a good education can affect one’s personal life, one’s community, and one’s entire generation.
A good education has always been drilled into my head ever since I was a little girl. Boy did I hate that, all I wanted to do was goof off and have fun with my friends. But as the years went on I started to realize how important it was to have a good education. Not that that made me like school anymore than I did; but I was realizing the different ways I was learning and how different people taught. I remember saying one day, when I was a freshman in high school, that if I was teaching this class I would have never taught it that way. Unfortunately, my teacher overheard me and I was forced to go to the front of the room and explain to the class the way it should be taught since I knew so much about teaching. Needless to say I did an awful job of it. That is when I started thinking about becoming a teacher. I know that does not make sense because I did such an awful job and was humiliated doing it. I did not like the way that man taught and I was determined to take his job. However, the reason I am here today is not that I want to take a teacher’s job; it is because I have the desire to make a difference in the lives of many students. I hope I will be a good teacher so that I will never have to hear a student say something bad about my teaching.
Education is not just what your major is, it is also what you learn along the way. It's about learning about life and who you are. All the while becoming specialized so that you may contribute to yourself and society. It's a journey, and for those of us fortunate enough to embark on that journey I hope that we make the most of it.
I’m a firm believer that all students have some capacity to learn. It only takes the dedication and compassion of a teacher to ignite the wick and the light of the student starts to shine.
Most things a child can learn how to do on their own like brushing their teeth, but the most difficult like help with their homework or schoolwork some kids have to go to others for help. The only situation where a child can’t learn through personal experience and really need help are mainly kids with disabilities or special needs, but in most cases they learn to adapt and become better individuals. For example, a kid in a wheelchair might not be able to go most places, but they adapt by having fun at the places they actually can go. Another example is how many people believe that handicap people can’t drive but mechanical engineers have come up with many cars that handicap people can sue. Many kids learn through personal experience which helps them adapt to new environments and
of the traditional classroom learning restrictions of time and space and will continue to be far
“Teaching is often a difficult process, but the end result is very rewarding. Watching a child develop confidence and seeing a student progress in their studies is a very exciting process. Teaching young children is especially great because it is setting a foundation for life-long learning.”(Chronicle guidance publications). What is teaching? A teacher is a person who provides education for pupils (children), or students (adults) using lectures, audiovisual aids, demonstrations, and computers to present academic, social, and motor skills. Teachers can also teach foreign languages, art, kids with special needs, and P.E. Teaching has changed a lot compared to the traditional methods of just lectures and textbooks. Students now are encouraged to actively learn through groups or individual projects. They have learning games, debates, and experiments to help them through the learning process. Being a teacher would be a great career for anyone who wants to further themselves, to help people, and to have great benefits (chronicle guidance publications).