Introduction:
The part that jumped out at me the most was the situation with the inexperienced pre- algebra teacher. I was surprised to see that students would actually organize a walk out like they had. In all my years of education, I have never seen or experienced a situation like this one. If we thought a teacher wasn’t prepared enough to teach the material, students would usually just sit back, complain, and do nothing about it. In a way this story excited me because I can’t wait to have students that are enthusiastic about their work, and have the want to learn. At the same time however, something like this scares me. It made me think, what if I am that inexperienced teacher? What if I don’t know enough of the material and keep my students from learning things they need and want to know? Knowledge comes with the more experience you have, but how do you teach and keep student’s interest when you yourself are still learning? If this walk out happened in this one school, it could happen in any.
1 comment:
good reflection. a little fear, as in stage fright, can really motivate you to do a better job; too much fear and you will let yourself get immobilized. Remember these reflections and strive to not be the one they walked out on, and even as a new teacher, you'll be okay.
dr.theresa
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