In the five years as principal, her school met exceptional growth in the areas of reading and math. When asked how the school had progressed with her as principal, she said, “I created professional learning communities to focus on student learning and differentiated instruction.” After much success as a principal at Sunland Park, she was offered a principal position at Anthony Elementary. Anthony Elementary had not met AYP standards for three consecutive years. When Ms.Perez got to Anthony Elementary, the teachers had many excuses as to why Anthony Elementary was not meeting the AYP standards.
With her drive and tenacity, D’Vonya funneled her desire for educational success down to the students and their families during her junior internship at S.A.N.D. Elementary School, Hartford, CT. She worked directly with the K-4 children and their families who were failing to come to school regularly or not progressing academically. D’Vonya stated, “Morally it bothered me to know many of these students couldn’t read, or write and were simply being ‘passed with exception’ to the next grade”.
She was a challenging, but respected and adored teacher. Although she has retired from teaching in the school systems, she says wherever she goes, she always ends up
One teacher said, “None of us then thought too much about the hardships and sacrifices we made, but tried to do our very best to provide an education for the children we had the privilege to have under our care” (Wilson 129). This shows how some teachers viewed their roles in the kids’ lives. Teachers were role models for their younger students and were able to greatly influence their
Frances Lozada-Tirado a. Shall make reasonable effort to protect the student from conditions harmful to learning and/or to the student’s mental and/or physical health and/or safety. b. This item is important to me because I feel that children in this age and time are experiencing harmful condition that enable them to learn. I feel that we as teachers and family workers need to strive for our students to feel safe and secure in order for them to reach their full potential. As a family engagement specialist, it is my responsibility for my families and students to feel safe in my centers.
Heather Lynn’s story of triumphing over all of societies hurdles will empower the kids I work with and help them realize that if they try hard in school
Other than the impolite girl Nellie, everyone was wonderfully cordial to Mary and Laura. Laura got excellent grades year after year until she was sixteen, she decided to be a teacher. She studied her brains out and then took a test. If she passed it, she would qualify as a teacher! She passed the test with flying colors, and even received a document saying “You are a teacher”.
Everyday, she excels in her job of caring for the children and making a difference in the community. Due to her kindness she would always bring thoughtful gifts for the children. She doesn 't have to do the classes with the children everyday but she continues to do it like Sylvia says “school supposed to let out in the summer I heard, but she dont never let up” (Bambara 96). The lessons learned while earning her degree has lead her to becoming a positive role model in the children 's lives; nonetheless, teaching them lessons that may never learn from others. She shows her passion in the story by saying “she said, it was only her right that she take responsibility for the young ones’ education.
Also, being a teacher is very time consuming and emotional so you have to be ready to deal with that. As a teacher, one has to realize that there is your emotions don’t stop at 3pm and you don’t forget your students or what happened that day, it is always carried with you. Mrs. Rutigliano brings up the point that as a teacher, you never get a
It had been over eight years since she taught me but because of the impact she made on my life we stayed in contact and she knew of every club and every position I ever attained in high school. Mrs. Mackey was definitely functioning at the stage four level of teaching and she was a
Mary Fairfax, Mathematician, Astronomer, and Geologist, was born on 28th December 1780 in the Jedburgh Mansion on the Scottish Borders. This was the home of her cousin and future husband. She spent a large amount of time here; it was her uncle Rev. Dr. Somerville who encouraged her education. However her childhood home was Burntisland, which she describes as a ‘small quiet seaport town… situated on the coast of Fife, immediately opposite to Edinburgh’ [1].
Ms. Vasquez was the newest member of the first grade team at Westside Elementary School. She, along with three other teachers, made up the first grade teaching staff. Three years before Sally’s employment began, the first grade staff “adopted academic progress and social development criteria for determining whether students should be retained in grade” (Kowalski, pg. 59). While Sally was uncomfortable with retaining students, she was not yet confident enough in her position to challenge the veteran teachers. During her schooling, “Sally had been told that the negative aspects of retaining students far outweighed the benefits-a contention that was supported by several research articles she was required to read” (Kowalski, pg. 59).
I was helping with the fourth-grade girls. Since I am active classroom mentor, I had an idea as to what to expect out of my group. They were all unique, laughed at everything, and craved candy at any moment. After leaving the sanctuary, we headed to our designated room. The adult whom I was assisting, Pam Tappan, is a fifth-grade teacher at Alto Park Elementary.
This job really taught me about the importance of children having a routine to follow as well as the impact teachers can have on a child’s life. After my first year in college, I realized that I wanted to gain more experience with children of all ages. Shortly after,
Although Harry Wong focuses more on classroom management and not the demographics of the classroom, him and Gary Borich both equally emphasize the importance of a positive and supportive classroom environment for all students. Wong declares,” It is the teacher – what the teacher knows and can do—that makes the difference in the classroom.” (81) Effective teachers provide all students with equal opportunities for learning by utilizing culturally responsive direct instruction, questioning and classroom management. Caring for students and building a nurturing environment that accepts all students and allows them to engage in profound learning experiences are fundamental characteristics of effective
