In the past I have been a part many classrooms in which I feel the teacher provided both great teaching as well as wonderful learning opportunities. Unfortunately, however, I have also been in classrooms where teachers were not enthusiastic about their jobs and therefore, did not provide as many learning opportunities as I would have hoped for. From these experiences, I have noted which practices I as a teacher would like to preach and I promised myself that I would try my hardest to be the best teacher I can be and make learning fun and exciting for my students.
To me, great teaching takes a lot of hard work. I feel as if you have to be truly passionate about wanting to teach in order to be an effective. In the past I have had teachers who I could tell really did not want to be there. These were the ones who would just sit in the back of the room at their desks while we took notes from the board or watched a movie. As a student in these classes I did not feel welcomed or excited to learn the material and I feel as if my grades in these classes reflected these feelings. I was never excited to go to these classes. As the teacher, I feel it is our job to instill the value of learning in every student and to make the students want to be in school and learn. The teacher should facilitate learning and allow students to explore and figure out solutions on their own. I hope that my future students will feel the positive energy that I hope to release inside my classroom. I hope that I am able to get students excited about learning and keep them engaged in interesting topics. In addition, I think it is important to teach students every day skills along with the required curriculum.
There are always going to be obstacles and situations that are sometimes hard to deal with. However, I believe that teachers need to try their best to reach out to every student in their class. Every single child that enters the classroom should have the same opportunity to learn and succeed. It is our job as teachers to shape the younger generation and to mold them into acceptable members of society.
