The aims I
have for my classroom is for the students to learn to either love or at least
respect science for what it can teach us about the world around us. I also feel
learning how to work in groups is an essential tool that all functioning people
in our society need to learn. Doctors and lawyers need to know how to work with
others just as trash men and fast food workers. However, I feel that the most
important thing for students to learn is how to care and respect others. Society
needs people who care and respect one another. I know I would not want to be a part
of a society with members who lacked these qualities. Hopefully, I will be able
to meet these goals and my purpose of becoming a teacher will be met.
Friday, February 3, 2012
Why Teach?
My purpose
for becoming a teacher is to share my passion of science and hopefully to have
an effect in our society. After college I
couldn’t decide what I wanted to do so I procrastinated deciding and planned to
get some work experience. I had hoped this would lead me in the right direction.
That plan did not work due to the economy. However, I absolutely loved school and was really
bummed when I graduated. During the summers while in college, I worked at a Girl
Scout camp. I absolutely loved both school and working at the camp so I figured
by entering those two passions into the equation of life teaching seems to me
to be the perfect answer.
As for the last question we are supposed to
answer, I don’t know about the point spread, but I am going to predict that the
Giants are going to win.
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I really believe that teaching is a calling, and we don't always hear it in college or right after. The same thing happened to me. I had to get more experience before I realized that teaching incorporated everything I wanted to do with my life. The work experience and your love for school will make you a great teacher! Thank you for your passion and willingness to teach!
ReplyDeleteYou hit on core principles in regards to respect and people needing to work together. I especially like your references to all people in society from workers who deal with our trash to doctors and lawyers. There is always a lot of focus on higher paying professions but the reality is they are all important and necessary. As teacher we will strive to help them all. Good call on the super bowl.
ReplyDeleteIt is difficult to decide who will win a game when neither team has any real connection with your spectrum of sports. The same occurs in the classroom. I love science, I love watching kids see the click- the aha. I also know that there are going to be students who could care less about ribosomes and the Periodic Table. But they all gasp when you sit in front of the class and keep hammering a glass bottle over and over then drop a pebble into it and it shatters. Passion may not always be there, but you can't ignore the incomprehensible. (Until you make it comprehensible).
ReplyDeleteI love the make sure you are human "random" letter proofs. This one was yolost. How odd.
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