The English Teacher Essays

I am submitting this letter for the position of a middle grades English teacher at Northside Elementary School. As a recent graduate of North Carolina Central University, I am confident in my ability to present and articulate English instruction to students. I am aware of the socioeconomic challenges that plagues the Warren County community. Unfortunately, these challenges carry over into the classroom and affect our students' academics. A 2012 graduate of Warren New Tech High School, I am committed

I am contacting you to express my interest in the position of Probationary English teacher in the Connetquot District. I possess a variety of sound instructional practices that would greatly benefit your educational program. I have strong interpersonal skills and am dedicated to help my students grow both educationally and emotionally in a supportive learning environment. I firmly believe that education is the pathway to success for all children. I feel that every child is unique and deserves an

You’ve changed the way I view the English subject. Out of all my English teachers, I may say you really show how you truly care for each individual in your class. My junior year, has been great with you. I’m glad I had the privilege to be your student here at Valley Academy and for my upcoming senior year. Thanks to you I feel I have accomplished, improve/grown in your English class. You’re a kind, caring, giving, dedicated, passionate, and hardworking teacher who has truly helped me gain self-confidence

life ventures. I will draw upon these peculiarities in my pursuit of becoming an English teacher. I first learned English when I was eleven years old. Even then, though, I noticed a distinct difference between my English proficiency and that of my classmates who had taken up the language while enrolled in kindergarten. It was at first disheartening to lag so far behind, but I worked diligently to improve my English. Along the way, I learned that success had everything to do with setting a goal and

An English teacher deals with a student who has a bad attitude, as he tries to teach him and the other students respect. BRIEF SYNOPSIS FRANK (35) is an English teacher at Springdale Middle School in New York. It’s the first day of school and Frank meets his students. They are a diverse group of kids from various backgrounds and ethnicities, including SAMUEL, a boy with a bad attitude. Frank tries his best to teach the kids the value of respect. He tells each student to write a self-portrait of

the rising number of English Language Learners in American classrooms, general “mainstream” teachers will undoubtedly teach a student who is not proficient in English and therefore unable to access the academic curriculum. These mainstream teachers are expected to teach academic content while simultaneously developing ELL students’ English language. For these reasons, preparing effective teachers for this complex classroom and policy environment is critical and the role of teacher education programs

Dear Honors English Teachers, My name is Juliana Frazier, and I want to be in Honors English Nine. My passion for writing is one of the key reasons I aspire to be in this class. Writing has always been a source of joy, a creative outlet where I can express my thoughts and ideas. This interest in writing has fueled my desire to explore it further in an academic setting. I want to be in Honors English because of my strengths, weaknesses, and personal goals. As a student, I have many strengths. I’m

the National Council of Teachers of English also known as NCTE, the authority to redefine the word literate as it pertains to the global community. I believe that the NCTE as an institution does not have the proper background to define the word literate. The NCTE is an American organization that was founded in 1911 for the purpose of “improving the teaching and learning of English and the language arts at all levels of education” (“National Council of Teachers of English”). Since that time the NCTE

Jonathan Swift, was a famous satirist and author of “Gulliver's Travels” who devoted most of his writing discussing the struggle between Ireland and England. Swift became famous in Ireland in the 1700’s for his depiction of the English government in a time where Ireland and England were not particularly friendly. In the essay “A Modest Proposal”, one of Swift’s more extreme, the idea of the Irish eating their children to survive is presented with a plainly satirical tone. Since the content of the

was pretty common at the English class. The teachers were always in front of students, and some students did not listen to what teachers said. English class at Junior high school was better than the class at Senior high school. The teachers at Junior high school were trying to make students speak in English. They always pointed out some students and asked questions. Students needed to focus on what teachers said. We had only 15 students each class at 7th grade’s English class. The class size

I met with my AP Literature teacher, Mrs. Rutigliano at Mayfield High School. She teaches both 10th and 12th grade English along with being an academic coach for grades 9-12. I have been surrounded by English teachers my entire life because my mom is an English teacher as well. It has always been a career I have considered because of my love for the English language and children. I look up to Mrs. Rutigliano and her love for teaching English which is why I interviewed her. I learned some things that

to emphasize “Teacher development in a global. Profession: an autoethnography”. It described the development profession in English teaching. This is very informative and valuable for both teachers and learners as a non-native English. He pointed out the critical of using more than one identity and teaching methods with social contexts in his profession of teaching English to eight sections. Section One indicated about a Sri Lankan teacher. He took part in a seminar in teaching English with American

included. What I first noticed was the focus on the English Language Leaners, as they were in both classrooms. I also noticed that there were at least three different races in each classroom, so the diversity was high. Both teachers seemed to be very aware of the diversity and especially the English Language Learners. This led to the students being able to get the extra help that was needed. When I walked into the first classroom I observed in the teacher greeted me, along with all her other students

ability that was in theirs. According to Crystal (2001), English is a global language. It means that English is used by people in all over the world as a medium of communication. In addition, Crystal (1997) stated that the English language spread and used nearly

For decades, it has been a disagreement in the public education system on how teachers have to challenge themselves with the new comer that do not know or is proficient with the English language. However, as those teachers are concerned about the education of their students, even though, these teachers recognize that the English language learner are smart students. Yet, there is only one problem the student must meet and that is the lack of language. Thus, these students’ participation in the classroom

and count it as an English elective class. The steps to pass a new policy is to present the problem and the solution to the English board and department where they will accept the class. Mrs.Leatham and other teachers will present the class to the school principal and his advisors; they will then place the class into the next year's optional classes. The English department teachers will need to support this plan if it is to be put into the high school. Many of the English teachers recognize that students

follows: In term of teachers’ beliefs of using formative assessment in the classroom, it can be apparent that English teachers have positive attitudes towards formative assessment. They believe that the basics of formative assessment such as feedback, sharing learning goals, questioning and self-peer assessment should be applied in their classrooms. Moreover, among 4 basic principles of formative assessment, teachers favored questioning most. In addition to this, all teachers are aware of the value

Native and Non-Native EFL Instructors’ Perspectives/ attitudes toward Teacher Trainers in terms of Observation Abstract This paper aims to provide answers to research questions as follows; in what ways, if at all, might I foster Native and Non-Native EFL Instructors’ Perspectives toward Teacher Trainers in terms of Peer Observation at Private University in Turkey? And how do Teacher Trainers influence native and non-native EFL Instructors’ Perspectives on observations? By conducting both qualitative

Upon meeting with our administration we discussed how we can help our teachers support our English Language Learners. With that in mind, I looked at our English Language Learner’s CELDT data to determine areas of strength and weaknesses. I then lead a staff meeting about disaggregating our English Language Learner’s CELDT data and how we can support them in the classroom. Our staff was very receptive. We have 40% of English Language Learners in 3rd-6th grades that are scoring at the intermediate

disconnected from his family and connected to his teachers. In addition, he discusses the different views his parents had regarding higher education. He also describes how he became isolated from his family as he