When I was a little girl I grew up sitting in the back of a classroom watching my mother teach English as a second language. She was a High School teacher in my own school. She even taught me English in 9th grade. I was an A student. My mom gave me my first B because she said, I was not participating enough in class. My mother was known for being the tough teacher. She was so tough it was hard for me to make new friends.
My mom came home every night with wild stories about her students. She'd talk to me for endless hours about how she built relationships with them. There was that one student that refused to learn English, another that wanted her to give more bonuses and a few others who thought that knew it all but she gave them that first B EVER (*Raises hand*). I also saw her studying, learning, reading and furthering her knowledge. She also expected me to be a model student. I learned English at home,
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I believe teaching is not easy and is ever changing. A teacher's education never ends. In order to be good educators we must love to read, write and discover new things so that we can promote love for learning. I also believe not all children learn the same way, but all of them are capable of learning. Because I witnessed first hand the importance and the success of family involvement in education, I believe that a teacher must look for ways to help the students connect with their parents. Families are an integral part of learning success.
My mom was my best teacher, although she gave me that first B... EVER! (It was like 10 years ago but I still remember). When I signed up to go to college, I went to Nursing school and tried to swim against the current, but my mother instilled a love for learning in me so well, that I must pass this on to