Francesca Orr-Yepes Mr. Mesic F-Mod April 30, 2016 The Vietnam War The Vietnam War was a long, torturous, and costly war. America had officially joined the war in the beginning of 1950. They were providing massive military and economic support to France during the French Indochina War, France’s attempt to control Vietnam.
A large group of students in the United States makeup a large population of English language learners. Students who are considered English language learners undergo many challenges in their education, and without the necessary support and resources from their educators it can make it hard for them to succeed. A teacher plays a significant role in the success of a child, and it is crucial for them to be able to provide the proper education to students whose first language is not English. It is also very important for teachers to understand the challenges that these students are facing. Having empathy towards the students allows for the teacher to create better connections and relationships to better help them.
I am currently teaching at Swainston Middle School in North Las Vegas. Our student population is very diverse, including English Language Learners (ELLs). During this time as a teacher, I have served students with different language needs. It has been my goal to engage ELL students in my lessons as every other student. It is my opinion that as teachers we are all language teachers.
What do you currently teach and where? I am a December graduate of the University of Charleston. I graduated magna cum laude. After graduation I began substituting. I substituted at a variety of schools in Kanawha County in a variety of grades.
I am currently employed as a substitute teacher for the Richland School District, located in Shafter, CA. I have been a substitute teacher for about six months and it has been a great experience which is one reason why I want to continue my career and get my teaching credentials. I am interested in becoming a Physical Education teacher so I can make a difference in children’s lives. I am choosing to pursue teaching as a profession because I know I can leave a positive impact on children. Being around sports and physical fitness has given me the motivation and knowledge to teach children the importance of maintaining active and healthy.
When children are little they always have dreams of what they want to be when they grow up. Some kids want to be ballerinas, firemen, and astronauts. for as long as I can remember I've always wanted to be a teacher. The areas I wanted to teach have always deferred over the years, but my love for teaching has always stayed the same. I remember when I was younger, I would force my siblings to play teacher with me.
While reflecting over why I want to become a teacher, I went back and looked at some of my old schoolwork from elementary school, and in the "What I Want to be When I Grow Up" section, I always, without a doubt put Teacher. At the time, I think I really just liked the idea of designing a classroom all to myself, but now it has become so much more. The possibility of changing a child's life and helping him or her to realize how much potential he or she has is what drives me to become a teacher. I want to teach in a low-income Urban school, where there are more children that need guidance and someone to look up to. I believe the education and influence of school early on has the ability to affect a child's ability and motivation to complete school.
From teaching preschoolers in Kindermagic to being an intern at an Intermediate School, teaching has been a big part of my highschool life. Teaching is my favorite thing in the world. I love watching students learn and grow. My role as an educator is to make students feel safe in the classroom and make the learning material fun and creative. In the classroom, I want to promote and incorporate hands-on learning.
I selected the Road to Teaching because I have always enjoyed working and teaching children. I currently own my own in-home daycare and my background includes working as a pre-school teacher as well as mentoring teenagers. Teaching children is something that comes natural to me and it gives me great joy. I enjoy seeing children that I taught years ago growing into young adults. I have kept in touch with many children and their families and the relationship we share is very rewarding.
Using a textbook to its best advantage seems to be overlooked when we prepare for teaching. I believe there is a place for textbooks, facts, and even lectures in different subjects or level of students. I have noticed that many really don't know what to do with a textbook. They have learned a great deal about cooperative learning, using technology in the classroom, and designing rubrics. While those are good things to know, some traditional classroom techniques are also important.
To be a good teacher I would like my students to learn from me the qualities of motivation, a good personality, kindness and sympathy I have the responsibility of forming an excellent future in the lives of young children. With this responsibility I as a teacher, must work on everything related to the education of children to be considered "a good teacher." Therefore, to set a good example as a teacher towards students and to learn, is to motivate them to always have something new to learn. In this way it would always be pushing students to want to do their best by creating an interesting and creative learning environment.
Teachers have the potential of being the most influential person in the classroom. In order to influence the students, a teacher should be accessible so the students feel free to engage you on any topic. Students who walk in the classroom without desiring to know what you are going to say and do are the least motivated students. Something important to focus on is to use different instruction or teaching strategies that are better for different students' needs since not every student is at the same level. Every student learns a different way, so being able to recognize how a student learns and becomes motivated to learn is a very important thing in becoming a teacher.
This experience has shown me that there is so much more than just standing in front of a classroom and teaching students. As a teacher your contract hours may consist of 35 hours a week, but your actual hours are more like 60 hours a week. As a teacher you not only teach, you also attend meetings, hold parent conference meetings, grade papers, create lesson plans, act as a role model for all of your students, help with curriculum nights, assist on different teams and committees and a multitude of other duties. This service learning experience has better prepared me to become a teacher. I now know how I want to run my own classroom, how to incorporate engaging activities into my lessons, how to control a classroom, and several other teaching
Behind every teacher is an inspirational background story that has formed the basis of their career choice. My story evolved during my freshman year of high school. Throughout my schooling, I struggled at finding my niche and place of belonging. Thankfully, this personal hardship abruptly ended upon my enrollment in a Family and Consumer Sciences course. That class, along with FCCLA, paved the foundation for my future and provided me with direction.
I have wanted to be teacher since I was in first grade. At that age I really didn’t know what a career was, but I just knew I wanted to be a teacher when I grew up. Now I know the reason I want to be a teacher is because I want to inspire children. Not only that I think children are extremely smart, charismatic, and can make any day a good day. I love children, which is why my major is elementary education and I want to be able to help as many as I can which is why I want an ESL endorsement.
