Blog Post 13
Read these articles. Write about what you think
will the best and the most difficult part about being an elementary education
teacher. Explain why you want to be a teacher.
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After reading
these articles, it really made me think about what teaching is truly about. Being
a teacher is not going to be an easy job, and it is not going to be a job that
you are amazing at the very first day. It takes a lot of work and sacrifice
along the way to truly become a great teacher, but in the end it is a very
rewarding job that most people will never get to experience. Personally, I
think this is the perfect job for me because there will always be challenges
for me to overcome, and I will get to help students become successful.
There
are many things that will be difficult about being a teacher. One thing that
many educators found to be difficult were the parents. When a parent sees their
child is not doing well in school, some are very quick to blame the teacher and
not their child. This can be very stressful for the teacher, and it can result in bad
situations. Another thing some educators had issues with is the focus on standardized
testing. With the focus being placed on these tests, it makes it hard for
teachers to really teach in the way that the students need. In my opinion, memorization
is not the key to learning. You want your students to be able to learn how to
think outside of the box, which is why I talk about Project Based Learning so
much.
Last but not least, I am going
to talk about the best part about being a teacher. There are so many good
things that come out of teaching. For instance, you get to witness that “A-Ha!”
moment that students have when they finally figure something out. Most teachers
find that this is the one of the greatest feelings because it makes all of the hard
work that you put into teaching feel like it is worth something. Another great
part about teaching is being able to interact with the students. You get to be
around these students for most of the day, and teach them things that will
probably stick with them for the rest of their lives. You become their role model,
and you can actually help mold students into having a successful life. In my
opinion, the most rewarding part of being a teacher is having the opportunity to
change a student’s life for the better.
Picture from Susana Fernandez.
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