Interview Letter : New Vice Principal

The best thing is for principals to let teachers know that tests are important, but they do not dictate how we should teach our students. Test scores should help us drive our teaching, not teach to the test. This what has happened in many schools across our country. I have personally worked in schools where the principal does not let teachers have recess so they can continue teaching to the test. I understand principals have a lot of pressure, but they need to make decisions based on student interest and not the interest of the adults.

The teaching profession is strong. Whenever a crisis has appeared, teachers have been on hand to help the government and organizations needing advice and counsel. Teaching can never go wrong, if you teach the right subjects in school, your kids will use the information they used to gain more knowledge in the real world. My final thought on this career is that it’s helpful towards other people and it’s good to make a change in today’s society.

An effective teacher will know and understand the Common Core Standards. A teacher should be able to bring their own life experiences into the classroom by understanding a remembering what might have kept us from learning. Applying rewards to students as we go through the learning process. Little bonuses are a plus when working, whether you are a student or working in the real world experiences. An effective teacher needs to know the goal and how to motivate their student to the end goal.

I feel as if we spend the entire day hashing out ideas, planning lessons, norming our grading process, etc. but then no one follows up with teachers to see if what they are doing is working. In the article Why Professional Development Matters it states, “if…teachers become more effective and apply what they learn so that students achieve at higher levels, professional development is worth the cost” and, in my opinion, the time (19). I feel that teachers need to be held accountable to try the strategies being discussed and also it would be worthwhile to follow up on how those ideas being presented have made an impact on student learning. In the article 7 Profound Professional Development Questions for Administrators by the Global Digital Citizens Team it states, “your best response [to professional development]…is offering support and accountability.

("Student lead discussion in classroom"). Having students lead will help by having all students think of the correct answer and not just be listening to the teacher because they assume the answer is correct.You may think students will give false information, but each student will be required to know information on the topic they teach.Cornell also went on to say that this method encourages students to ask questions to the teacher instead of the teacher asking questions to the students("Student lead discussion in classroom"). Students will get to learn things as they teach just like a student, but are getting to be more involved.

Katie prefers informal testing and observation because she is able to check her students understanding of a certain topic or skill. I agree with Katie that using performance assessments and naturalistic observations is the best way to check students understanding because they do not feel the stress and pressure, which can cause them to do poorly. I think it is also easier to do informal assessments with second graders instead of doing essays, fill in the blank tests, and other types of assessments that are meant for older students. Katie uses assessments on a regular basis to make sure her students are where they are supposed to be. During their reading lessons in second grade, they have five lessons in e... ... middle of paper ... ...r talking so much about how Katie assesses her students, I was curious on how she was assessed as a teacher.

These are the type of teachers who should be not be teachers because if they can trick an administrator, someone supposed to see through anyone's bluff, into believing that they’re productive they deserve an Emmy. How does a teacher who can keep a classroom in order for two or three minutes quali... ... middle of paper ... ...be making accommodations for us. Numerous times we have done our very best to change the outcome of how our teachers perform. Yet, as long as tenure bares a protective arm around them, teachers are free to teach and roam without a sense of legitimate purpose. We must morph the way we approach educating as a whole before we can shape our future educators.

This is where classroom management is important for a teacher as ‘the education process, which aims to form positive behaviour on the students, starts at this point’ (Behcet, 2012, p. 2901), the beginning to shape students and gain their respect before it is too late. There is no right or wrong, but finding and creating a system that works for the teacher and the class diversity will promote a positive learning environment for all students. This then relates to my professional practice as going into a new classroom that I am not familiar with and finding a system that works for me to help promote a positive learning environment. The purpose of this study is to determine teachers’ and students’ perspectives in relation to positive classroom management strategies. The following research questions will be addressed from both a teachers and students point of view: 1.

Are teachers, and their unions, doing all that they can to improve the quality of education in the United States? Most people would say yes since teachers are the medium that conveys knowledge to students, and to which I agree; however, I find that teachers are actually fabricating their actions. Teachers, currently, are jeopardizing the educational system while hiding behind their pure image of them struggling to improve education. By lowering the standards of education, teachers are allowing students to reach the bare minimum requirements to pass each grade level, which does not allow them to be prepared for life, let alone college. Jerry Jesness, an educator and consultant in the ESL profession, wrote about this issue in his article “Why Johnny Can’t Fail”.

I not only want them to succeed in subjects but also grow as individuals. I plan to use the progressivism approach in my classroom because I believe that hands on education in a very effective way of learning. It helps students to get a first hand experience to see and feel what it is they are learning. I also think that working with groups in their classroom is very beneficial to students. By interacting with their peers they will learn how to share their ideas, accept others points of view and learn how to develop relationships , which is a very important part of life that will help them to succeed in their careers.