Caring
I displayed being a caring person throughout my field experience multiple times. I was a very approachable person in the building. I got to know many other staff and faculty members by simply helping them, or seeing them around. As a visitor in the school, it was my job to care for my students, cooperating teacher, others, and the school itself. For example, I got to know my students and I could tell if they maybe weren’t understanding the material and needed help, or simply didn’t eat breakfast that morning and had no energy. Also, when I was in the workroom I would allow other teachers to use the materials and copy machine before me. At the end of the of my experience, I gave my students and cooperating teacher both thank-you gifts
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I like to set goals for myself so that I look forward to having something to reach. I am very motivated by that fact that I want to teach. Teaching has been a goal of mine since I was a young girl. I am also motivated to teach my students as much as possible. It is important for me to stay motivated in all that I do within teaching so that it shows to my students. I want my students to also be motivated to learn each and everyday.
Positive
I like to keep all things positive. It is essential to create a positive atmosphere in both my classroom and school. Sometimes things and events get in the way, but it is important to be optimistic. Having a positive attitude is also something that wears off onto other people, including my students. People do not want to be surrounded by negativity, so simply try and look at the positive side of every situation.
Reflective
At the end of a lesson or day, I like to reflect on things I did well and things I didn’t do well on. By doing this it helps me to pick apart what was good and what wasn’t, so that I can better myself in the future. I enjoyed getting reflections back from both my cooperating teacher and supervisor. The evaluations that I received helped me learn and was good constructive criticism. After my entire 6-week experience, overall I am just thankful for such a great opportunity that was given to me and thankful for those that helped me through