When choosing to become a Special Education teacher a decisive decision needs be in place with regards to which desired grade levels the teacher will teach. Regular Education teachers can choose a specific grade level, whereas Special Education teachers must choose multiple grade levels such as: Kindergartern-5th, 6th-8th grade, and 9th-12th grade. The desired grade levels that I have chosen as a Special Education teacher is Kindergarten-5th grade. When the grade level is chosen then the special education teacher will then move into a Resource Room; which is geared towards helping special education students meet their goals on their IEP’s (Individual Education Program).
Staring the beginning of my career as a teacher, I'm moving towards having my own classroom. Being a head teacher you are in charge of what is begin taught in the classroom, and find ways to prepare the children for the next coming years. Working with children ages three too five is the beginning of the child's life, were its important age on who they are as an individual. The school I would like to work with would be public, a spot were all children are welcome, no matter the back ground or were their from. Children at this age are excited to go to school, and meet new friends this age is were their spirits beginning and their enthusiastic.
Ever since I was little, in sixth grade, I’ve known that I wanted to make some kind of impact on the world. I’ve known that I wanted people to know me, to love me and to remember me. I wanted to make such an impact on someone’s lives that they told strangers or even their kids about me. I realized this goal when I met one of the most influential men in my life, and no, before you assume things, it is not my father, although he does inspire me in many other ways. My sixth grade math teacher, Mr. Brewer, was and still is one of the goofiest people you could ever meet.
I am a transfer to Central College, and I am currently in my third year of college. I was born in California, and as a child, I moved around often and experienced various of cultures, sizes, and environments in the classroom setting. Ever since I was a child I enjoyed being outside and doing activities such as hiking and fishing. I have a passion for working with kids. Currently I work twice a week with a student with a language disorder, and I teach this student how to read and write.
I strongly believe a teacher must always understand the student interest to always be adaptable. By establishing a great rapport with students, it allows the teacher to be relatable to students. It gives students something to look forward to when they get to school and allows both the teacher and student to create strong relationships. I believe a teacher that understands the culture of the school district as a whole is able to be understand students through multiple perspectives. Having a teacher that establishes a solid rapport with students is able make connections with students on specific interests and allows the teacher to adaptable in the classroom.
I believe that every child has the potential to bring something unique and special to the world we live in. As a future high school teacher, I will make it my goal to help students develop their potentials by believing in them as capable individuals; but more importantly, it will be key in getting the students to believe in themselves, in that they can succeed in any task they come across by working hard and putting effort into those tasks. Some students may not have a strong support system at home and they will probably need more support from the teachers in their classrooms in order for them to see the full potential they are capable of possessing. I will assist my students in discovering who they are, so they can express their own opinions and nurture their own ideas. It will be my job as a teacher to make my students feel empowered, to where they can feel that they have the opportunity to do well in school, and life overall.
I have wanted to be a teacher ever since I was young. When I was in second grade I wanted to be a teacher so that I could write on the whiteboards. However, now that I still see teaching as a great career choice for me I want to teach for different reasons. I absolutely love to work with kids, and to see how they learn and grow. One example on how I was able to realize I love to see children learning and growing is through a Staff Development Program.
As a student, when you enter into a school or a typical day in a classroom, you don’t think twice about the job or task assigned to you for the day. You don’t think much about your surroundings, a teaching style, or the needs and challenges others face. Why? We are conditioned to this environment; we are brought up with certain expectations and assumptions of school that is now only second nature to us. We get absorbed into our own world, most always thinking about ourselves, rather than others.
Most girls turned their dolls into new ones by giving them makeovers or by giving them several wardrobe changes. However, as a little girl I turned my dolls and stuffed animals into my students. Even after spending several hours in school, I would go home and transform my room into a classroom where this time I was the teacher. When at school teachers asked what we wanted to be when we grow up I would assuredly say "a teacher". From an early age, I've known that I want to be a Teacher because I luxuriate in helping others and as a Teacher there are many ways to help others.
“I’ve come to a frightening conclusion that I am the decisive element in the classroom. It’s my personal approach that creates the climate. It’s my daily mood that makes the weather. As a teacher, I possess a tremendous power to make a child’s life miserable or joyous. I can be a tool of torture or an instrument of inspiration.
The reason why I choose Martin Luther King Jr. as a leader is because he changed segregation. He wanted each of us to be equal and not be segregated. He wanted us to come together as one not as enemies but as friends/family. He just wanted us to change our ways of segregation and become equal with each other. If he can change a lot of people about segregation than he is a great leader to me.
Beliefs about Teaching and Learning I believe that the purpose for teaching is that students learn. Because in the math classroom there are learning standards that the students have to meet, my goal as a teacher is to make sure the students reach those standards. I will teach the information in a structured way, and I will provide the students with activities that spark their interests. Students have different interests and teachers should use those interests when teaching any topic in any classroom.
Teachers play an important role to each of their students. Their motivation, techniques, and knowledge can shape their lives positively or negatively. I began to take interest in teaching by observing my older sister Ruth create lesson plans for her 1st grade class. After years of observing her work I new I also wanted to become an educator who has the power to impact students lives positively. While attending CSULA, I have found more motivation to become an effective educator.
It is my firm belief that my students should be exposed to a quality education. As an educator, I will keep in mind that in the field of learning there is always new information on teaching and learning. So, it my job to keep a breath with information and technology that relates to the learning and teaching process. I also believe that as a teacher it is my responsibility for making certain that my students are given a fair opportunity to learn.
As a teacher, education is my passion; it is the highest priority and main value in life. Education is a topic that is consistently changing and growing due to economic and social changes. To be the best teacher I can be it is my job to change and grow along with the differences made in education and to do so I can participate in Professional Developments. Learning does not stop after college classes are over, I will continue to learn and grow for the rest of my teaching profession.
