Teacher Interviews I have many great teachers that have influenced my life through the years. However there are many‚ there are three in particular that have been a large part of my life in high school. Mrs. Sikes‚ Mrs. Conner‚ and Mr. Marlow are the teachers that have been that special part of my life. During my interviews I asked each teacher a few questions relating to their career. First I asked what motivates them to be a teacher. Their answers were really similar. Mr. Marlow said that what
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Makes a Good Teacher Every person has their own opinion of what a good teacher is. For me‚ the best kind of teacher is someone who enjoys the subject they are teaching. They generally care for their students‚ and want to see them succeed in their class. At the begining of each school year I would always be excited to see who my teachers were going to be. I would hope for someone who would make the classroom a fun place to be but still teach me things at the same time. I needed a teacher who could
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qualities that define an effective teacher are very complex in my opinion. Everyone seems to have different ideas as to what the key indicators are. They range from; professionalism‚ communication‚ professional development‚ managing‚ guiding and strategies. There are even those of the opinion that it doesn’t matter what you do‚ children will always learn. However I have chosen professionalism as I believe that it is an essential attribute to being an effective teacher. Professionalism is defined
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statutes protect public school teachers from arbitrary dismissal. Most tenure statutes require teachers to remain employed for a certain amount of years. Therefore‚ once a teacher has attained tenure their contract renews automatically every year. When teachers in particular states exceed the years required‚ they could earn tenure automatically. Of course it all depends on the teacher’s school district guidelines. However‚ in other states the local school board must grant teachers their tenure. They often
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Portrait of a Teacher A teacher is supposed to be the image a child gets of learning new things- mostly non-academic. The portrait the child has of the teacher determines how well they get to understand the concepts they are taught in class. The teacher should ensure that their activities and conduct are in accordance with the portrait of the teacher so as to improve how students perceive learning. One trait that the teacher is supposed to portray is that of a person who understands
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Who is a Teacher? By Joe Waldron In the early years of school we are asked to participate in "Show and Tell." Some people dread the experience‚ some people like it so much they spend the rest of their life looking for things they can share with others. When the Show and Tell bug has bitten the young person the student may become a teacher. There are many good teachers we meet in life; a few of us take it up as a profession. Why are some people like this? The best of teachers simply enjoy
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The Importance of Teachers In school there are many classes and different types of teachers‚ which include a variety of different teaching styles. There are teachers who micro-manage‚ to ensure work gets completed and others who think it is the student’s responsibility for work to be completed on time without giving reminders. There are history teachers who make their classes writing intensive. There are different learning styles as well (visual‚ auditory‚ and kinesthetic). Let us examine
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I had the opportunity to interview‚ Mrs. Bernice Sapp about her life as a teacher. Mrs. Sapp has been teaching for forty years‚ and she stated that she loves her job‚ more and more‚ each day. She has her Bachelor’s degree in Early Childhood Education from Paine College. She has taught in the Burke county school system‚ and she currently teaches at CSRA Head Start program. She is the head pre-k teacher. Mrs. Sapp motivation for teaching came from her having a big family. With bring the oldest of
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Characteristics of an Effective Teacher A Longitudinal‚ Qualitative‚ Quasi-Research Study of In-service and Pre-service Teachers’ Opini For fifteen years‚ the presenter has engaged college students in discussions and writing assignments that pertain to the outstanding characteristics of their most effective teachers—“effective” meaning that these teachers made the most significant impact on their lives. Based on those recurring themes‚ the conclusion is that effective teachers share at least twelve clear
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kindergarten teacher A teacher is someone whose job is to teach especially in a school whether it is a secondary school‚ primary school or even kindergarten. Every teacher should have their qualification in order to be a teacher in a school. So‚ I think that a kindergarten teacher should have at least a basic degree to qualify them to be a good kindergarten teacher. The kindergarten teacher is the most important corner of the educational process and function is not confined to education. Teachers with
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