A professional teacher has a commitment to those they teach and applies decision-making skills‚ reflective practices and professional knowledge to enhance their lessons and provide maximise learning opportunities. (Eggen & Kauchak‚ 2010) Brandt (1993) also notes the importance of university preparation‚ continued education on the job‚ well-equipped classrooms‚ interactions with colleagues and ability to make decisions. Havens (1993) states the importance of “developing a strong commitment
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bring his sense of “normalcy” into school. This makes it hard for other students to work with him always pushing his way into their business. My point in introducing you to these beautiful characters is to show how they changed my identity as a teacher. One might think that in these situations I may have to take on the mother role and appeal to these kids on the emotional level in order for them to calmly behave every day. Others may advise me to assume the dictator position and outlaw any sort
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ESSAY ON BECOMING A TEACHER One of my favorite memories as an elementary school-age child is the summer that I created a treasure hunt for “little kids” in my neighborhood. I was so excited to see the smiles of happiness as the children embarked on their hunts‚ and to see them succeed in finding clues and obtaining the treasure. I want to be a teacher for many reasons‚ but I think that the feeling of reward I experience in bringing happiness to‚ and encouraging growth in others‚ is my primary motivation
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Melissa Rascon Instructor E. Gooden Writing 101 Late Assignments 2/8/2012 Pages: 294-297‚297-301‚312-320 1. Rachel Carson main point in “Negotiating the Environment” part I is that the place she is describing might not exist‚ but what does exist is the fact that every disaster she mentioned has happened somewhere. The story is an effective way to put this point across because the reader can get the idea of what could happen and how the world will look if we don’t take care of it. Her
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Reflection Paper on Becoming a Teacher Introduction I come to education later in life and with a passion. I did not expect that I would have a second career. I volunteered last year in my daughter’s kindergarten class for a few hours a week to be generous to the community. Quickly‚ I discovered that I was the one receiving the gift. The children were extraordinary; exciting‚ challenging‚ and loving. Her teachers and the other teachers I met at her school were extraordinary as well. Their
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Proposal For my research paper‚ I would like to become a High school math teacher and also lead into coaching. Ever sense I have started school math has been my strongest point out of all the other subjects I have taken. Math is a rising profession in America and is always in demand. I wanted to go into a career to do something I loved and had a strong desire for and teaching math was defiantly the career. To be a successful Math teacher and having a successful career from it‚ will defiantly make me happy
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In My Heart Today‚ I wake up and can’t believe this was my life. I was becoming a man of compassion and courage. As a warrior‚ I fought in the Vietnam War against the North Vietnamese Communists from 1972 to 1975. As a humanitarian‚ I helped the teachers heal the struggling students at the Yorba Middle School from 1999 to present. After the South lost the Vietnam War to the North on April 30‚ 1975‚ I looked for a way to go to the United States of America. In 1981‚ I crossed the Pacific Ocean in
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What Do Mathematics and Being a Math Teacher Mean to Me? Mathematics‚ for me‚ is a science of systematic way of thinking. Symbols (e.g. numbers) are meant for representation‚ accuracy and precision. Mensuration‚ which is very useful both in practical purposes and other sciences‚ is a great example as proof. Manipulation of these symbols produces systematic representation and pattern. For an instance‚ an individual who is good in constructing‚ determining‚ and manipulating equations as well as inequalities
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Personal Statement of Teaching and Learning Mathematics About my background‚ I graduated from XXXX in 2011‚ majored in Mathematics and Economics. Last year when I was finding teaching jobs‚ I was frequently asked the same question – Why do you choose this program rather than a traditional Mathematics degree program? My answer is rather simple – I choose this program because I want to know how Mathematics can be applied in other disciplines‚ such as social science like Economics. During my three
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Becoming a Teacher - A Brighter Future Ahead The decision to enter a career in teaching is not something to be taken lightly. There are hundreds and hundreds of other careers to choose from . So I ask myself this question and ponder the reasons‚ why I want to become a teacher. Upon asking another teacher this question I got a quick response of June‚ July‚ and August. There has to be more to it than just summer vacation‚ right? Some of the other reasons people might give are such things like:
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