I want to work in this field because as a child, I was not given the best fertilizer to thrive in a classroom; being coddled and not being held to my fullest potential. I feel that it is my duty to prepare students for a lifetime of success through a well structured, fun, and friendly, environment. Through this environment, I hope that with my hard work, dedication, and help of my colleagues, the younger generation of tomorrow will have a pleasurable learning experience and think school is a fun place to be!
Teacher qualities and responsibilities
As an educator, one must be friendly, a people person, well educated, keen at listening and most importantly, keeping the little ones safe at all times. …show more content…
Is it because they like how it looks? Or is it because there are different theories on how a classroom should be set up? Aesthetically speaking a classroom should be warm and welcoming with an abundant source of natural lighting. Nevertheless, one does not want to make it too bright that it becomes an eyesore. Not only is the aesthetic component important in setting up a classroom, but also a teacher must be concerned about safety issues that might arise. Classroom hazards include electrical, fire prevention, emergency first aid kits, exits and a strategy that is in place, walking surfaces, the furnishings in a class, and finally storing materials in a safe place where it is out of reach for children. Other factors come into play when designing a well suited indoor environment. There must be things to do for children to do. That is where different centers come into play such as the dramatic play center. At this center, children learn through role-play such as being a doctor or going to the supermarket. Then there is the sensory station. Here children learn through touch, smell, taste, and most importantly, getting dirty playing with different provided materials such as sand. After using their little minds to create a masterpiece out of mud, the little ones may want to take a break that’s where the library center comes into play. The library center offers a chance for the child to sleep or read a …show more content…
By definition, DAP is an approach to teaching grounded in the research on how young children develop and learn and in what is known about practical early education. Its framework is designed to promote young children's optimal learning and development. There are many different curriculums in today's teaching society Waldorf's curriculum stresses the theory of the whole child. What does that mean? It means to incorporate the young child and teach them life skills with an academic twist on the end of the spectrum is something called the project-based curriculum these believes in working together with students and teachers to come up with a game plan of what the day is going to be. My personal favorite is the Montessori curriculum The Montessori Curriculum believes in learning through play and learn at their own