Being a teacher is rewarding
Being a teacher is fun
Being a teacher is challenging
Being a teacher takes time
Being a teacher makes me feel important
Being a teacher means spending time with children
Being a teacher -I could go on, feel free to add what being a teacher means to you!
I have been teaching for ten years. When I first graduated college with a degree in Biology I was not sure what I was going to do.
My fiance (at the time, now my husband) suggested teaching. I thought it seemed like a good idea. I always enjoyed being a counselor or lifeguard at camp and loved children. After some time I got a job as a Science teacher at a private school in Manhattan. I fell in love. I travelled almost three hours a day to teach children and to learn what teaching was about and I would not trade it for anything. I have grown a lot in the last ten years and have learned so much from colleagues, supervisors, and children. I am looking forward to formalizing a cumulation of the informal education I received with a formal education from SPU.
Dr. Algera asked us to answer two questions:
1-What vision do you have of yourself as a developing and effective teacher?
I have a vision that as I learn new theories and practices I will be able to apply them effectively with my students. I see that each year teachers grow and become better because they are not only learning from each other, classes, or workshops, but that teachers learn from their students as well.
2-What do you think will make you a particularly successful teacher?
I feel really confident in saying that part of what will make me successful is my commitment to being a teacher. I know EXACTLY what I am in for in the next 25 years of my life and I am looking forward to it! I have had a lot of time to decide if this is really what I want to do. I have only ever taught in private schools, but I have taught several different subjects and worked with children of varying ages. I am doing just what I am meant to be doing. I am committed, patient, loving, and willing to learn. This is what will make me a particularly successful teacher.
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