Foundations Of Education

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My Idea of the Teaching Profession Ashley B. Armelin Grand Canyon University Foundations of Education My Idea of the Teaching Profession To be a professional teacher you must be able to have control and maintain consistency from your students. You need to be able to work with new teachers, veteran teachers, parents, principals and teacher educators. As a teacher you have to meet the needs of your students but at the same time keep them interested and wanting to come back for more. When you become a professional there will be times when curveballs are thrown your way. All school districts and even individual schools are different so you have to be flexible and willing to make adjustments. For example while browsing through websites, it stated that many veteran teachers are terrific but you may encounter negativity from them as well. With myself being a first time teacher in a couple of years I will remain positive because I am at the school on a mission to help my students succeed. It is important to gain respect from your co-workers and students. Your profession will be more fulfilling knowing that you are well liked and respected. As an educator it is best to be creative and open-minded. You may have one thing written on your lesson plan but may need to change things. Also kids like to do various activities so keeping things fresh is very important. To be a teacher you need to be friendly, enthusiastic, organized, tactful, fun and very patient. Students learn at different paces so you need to be prepared for that. I loved my teachers that showed compassion about my home life, extra-curricular activities as well as rewarding me for doing well academically. For example when it was my senior year my English teacher let us dictate what grade we wanted to earn in the course. You could choose anything between an A and C. You had to do more
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