Reflection In The Classroom

One of the most important aspects of a course is to evaluate the key components and reflect on how those have impacted you as you worked way through the class. Through the hours spent in observation and reflection I learned how the education system affects students, current educators, as well as future educators such as myself.

I learned a great deal about students through my hours of observation. One of the most important pieces of information that I learned was that all students have different needs; this was something that I have always be aware of, but the observations helped to reiterate this. Additionally, I learned that students need the push and reassurance that they are allowed to grow up and have more than one career. Students are being neglected of their chances of being who they want to be because society has set ridiculous standards. Also, with the addition of No Child Left Behind

One of the challenges about being a professional educator is the failing education system. The systems are failing on many levels because of low school budgets and unusually high expectations for educators. A school’s budget comes from the government, and the government is spending more money on healthcare which is taking away vital funds for schools. Since schools are low funded, especially those that are poverty stricken, educators do not want to teach at those schools because they know they will receive a huge pay decrease. No Child Left Behind effects educators because they are required to administer a ton of standardized tests that stress the students and themselves out for multiple reasons. I learned that being a professional educator is challenging, but will be worth it in the end once you watch your students