What I Learned In The Field Of Education

As I began the field of education, I had a firm grasp of what to do and what not to do. The firm grasp I had an idea of was not anything compared to actually being in the field. My ideas of being stern and meticulous went out the window when it came to middle and elementary students. High school I could use some more stern tactics but grades K-8 proved to be more of a grey area to be worked on. I began working harder to make sure that everyone was achieving the same level of teaching. Students from ESL, those with IEPS, and the usual crowd made things very different in terms of instruction and how it should be handled. I had students in my first placement that did not have the ability to speak clear English but was able to write it. I also

I had to take initiative and learn from other teachers who had been in the field longer such as the SPED majors or the ESL instructors. I began asking questions as to how these students were to be reached using the information in each lesson. We were then able to come up with certain aspects of each lesson that helped to capture the eye of those in the classroom having difficulty. We thought up interactive moments such as students using colored paper to answer questions about the color wheel, or eye popping videos featuring the information we were going over in class, and fun & exciting ways to see the lesson brought to life. These were things I had to seriously change and ponder upon as to whether I would be able to adapt and overcome these types of situations. After some long nights working, I began to realize that these students were more unique and therefore needed a much deeper attention regarding potential problem areas and how to act within a classroom. This led me to new methods of controlling the room without the need to yell or discipline as so many have done before