I believe that teachers should act as a guide, allowing a child's natural curiosity to direct his/her learning, and encourage respect for all people and things. We as teachers need to assist and aid a child in their learning process and help them meet their fullest potential. While our role is to guide, we provide access to a world of information and hopefully they will find the answers to all their questions instead of being the primary source of information. I do believe that students should learn to ask their peers before seeking council from teachers. It gives them a sense of accomplishment to be able to work together to find the answer.
For students to learn and fully understand what is being taught to them they need the opportunity to work hands-on. They need to practice skills in real life situations to completely reinforce the lessons being taught. By allowing hands-on activities this allows for their individual way of thinking to come through and help me to understand their learning styles better. When given the opportunity to input, students are motivated to accomplish the skills they have set and work harder to reach their goals.
Coming from a mixed household I fully understand the issues of race and differences. I think different races and cultures teach us about the differences that are out there. If we make them more accepting of the differences now and teach them everything we can about acceptance hopefully this will help them to become a better person and learn to treat everyone the same. If there is a way for me to start or help a program in my school to teach students about the different cultures and races I would love to help out any way that I can.
For me, teaching provides a chance to help kids learn to grow and continue their education. One of my hopes is to inspire a love of learning in my students and to see that light bulb go off as they share my love for learning with them. I think there