Inclusion of all students is important. If they feel intimidated in class they can come to me afterwards and ask a question in private. If they leave my class happy, I feel they have learnt something. It is very important for the students to know they have the support of the teacher and feel confident in the knowledge that any information given to the teacher is treated in
Karma, I had waited until the last minute to write this speech and now karma was coming back around to give me a hardcore case of writers block. Well its 1:06 am now and I still have not done this speech, only written down my thoughts for the past 24 minutes. I guess I will just wait until the morning to write something down, and hopefully it will be near as clever as my last speech/song and it wont sound like I’ve been rambling on for the past 2 minutes that I’m hopefully at right now but just in case I’m going to make this sentence somewhat long because its better to be safe than sorry and I need to do good on this speech to get my grade
Students need structure. Structure in the classroom will cause self motivation in students. Also, students don't like being held accountable for their actions. Having to talk to students about why they didn't finish their assignments will motivate them to do their work. Most students try to avoid being lectured or get in trouble for something they can avoid.
“A Minnesota teacher of seventh and ninth grades says that she has to spend extra time in class editing papers and must 'explicitly' remind her students that is is not acceptable to use text slang and abbreviations in writing” (Cullington 89). Also, “many complain that because texting does not stress the importance of punctuation, students are neglecting it in their formal writing” (Cullington 89). These points are valid, but the evidence is limited because it is based on a few personal experiences, rather then a large study with much more research.
I want to experiment with what builds a sense of community, support, care, and motivation in my classroom and I assume this will take place in many forms. Torey sought out and found ways to communicate and build relationships with her students, some of the time these ways were non-verbal and rather based on feeling; I hope to create the same sort of atmosphere in my classroom, to have those important one on one moments with my students. This passage in the book also reminded me of a recent conversation I had with my supervising teacher about the hiring process. She told me that some of the best teachers have the worst interviews, but when she’s looking for a potential teacher she relies mostly on intuition; if she believes an individual truly loves children, she is much more likely to hire them regardless of their interview. (Of course the individual would have to demonstrate some basic competencies) The passage also made me think of the beauty of the teaching profession and how it really is difficult to explain to a non-teacher; there are so many small and large events that happen on a daily basis in the academic world that creates a world of amazement and appreciation for the growing
Journal This week in Acting for non-majors was the week I had to perform my monologue for the second time in front of the entire class. I had prepared for the past four weeks so I wouldn’t have stage fright, and up until the point of standing in front of the class I was confident. I had prepared myself for the worst of people laughing or myself making a complete fool out of myself. The nervousness was uncontrollable when Denise didn’t understand how my monologue started. I had built up my confidence to just recite my piece but when I had to alter it threw me off a little.
When I get a job I will change my school time to after the kids have gone to bed, so it doesn’t interfere with my family time. I have always prioritized the things I need to finish each day. By making a list of everything I want to get done that day, then putting the most important at the top of the list, I will be sure to finish the most important first. This also helps me to avoid wasting time on things I do not need to worry about. Using reading comprehension techniques will help me better understand what I have read.
If a student has good test grades and isn't just dozing of in class then maybe that teacher shouldn't require them to, or grade them on their notes. It's a very simple solution that wouldn't have any negative effects as long as it was handled properly. JUST STOP MAKING ME TAKE NOTES! I don't mean to seem rude or disrespectful to my teachers, but it really would mean a lot to me if those who do make me take notes would at least consider what I'm saying. And to help them do that I plan on giving them a copy of this speech along with my ongoing protest by accepting F's on participation grades due to my lack of note taking.
1. If everything went perfectly during my education here at WGU I would complete my degree in: 12 Months 2. Some potential obstacles that could hinder me in my WGU goal attainment would be: Not having the time to commit to finishing extra classes 3. If I happen to get off track the best way to motivate me to get back on course would be to: (ie: Have more frequent contact – ie 2x weekly phone meetings; request that I submit email progress reports weekly, etc.) Submit email progress reports 4.
I have also find it difficult to open the chambers for operation and closing them and assessing weekly maintenance. I realize the education and repetitive work in the HBO will help me build my skills. I am require to do a monthly training in the HBO, each training I will continue working on my weakness and build up my confident to I can be knowledgeable to perform in the HBO. By the end of this year I will have gone through most of our reading in the HBO procedure manual book and apply my knowledge in the future