Day 5

Through out this week in class we learned about effective teachers and schools. One of the main things we were told was teachers must be "child centered." This is an important quality for teachers to have because they must focus all their efforts on their students. The goal of a teacher should be to help their students learn all they can and to do that teachers must dedicate a lot of time to help their students succeed. Since teachers spend so much time with their students they have a great impact in their lives. They become a role model and someone who imparts what is right and wrong to them. That is why teachers are held to a higher standard and it should be that way. Every student sees what their teacher does and thinks if they can do that so can I. Teachers must be held to a higher standard so that their students know the correct way to behave. To have a effective school their must be effective communication between teachers and between the school and parents. To keep communication flowing between teachers there should be teacher meetings and maybe a luncheon. There also should be parent meetings so the administration can communicate their expectations with parents. When I become a teacher there will probably more current techonology out but for now I think the active boards that are in some classrooms are very helpful and productive. Also I think having laptops available is good so students have to practice with computers themselves. After our visit yesterday I am so excited to be a teacher! I really think this is the right career for me. I am thinking about the age I should teach though. I'm not sure if I would be better at teaching younger elementary or middle school or even high school. But I know I want to teach!