Defending My Decision to Teach

People might say becoming a teacher is insane, though I tend to disagree. Although sometimes it can be difficult and frustrating, I don't know a person who has more life or meaning to their job. I've had a passion since kindergarten to be a teacher. Thankfully I have been receiving opportunity to fulfill my passion by being an intern in a kindergarten class. It has been a true blessing, and has only accelerated my dream for becoming a teacher. I would have to thank Mrs. Kallas and Mrs. Smith for that.

•  I want to become a teacher to make a difference in my student's life. Life isn't the easiest, and to build a relationship with my students and relate to them will build a connection. In the movie Freedom Writers, the children did not respect the teacher until she related and dedicated herself to learning the student's life style.

• I want to become a teacher to watch my student's succeed. To watch them grow educationally from knowing very little to have the brain of Einstein. Watching students throughout the year will create me to be more inspired. Testing my students each six weeks and seeing them know more and more lets me see that I really am making an educational impact on them.

• I want to be a teacher because I want to affect student's future. To have them come back to me with stories of achievement expressing that I helped them get to where they are today. I go back to my favorite teachers that I created a relationship with and express to them my success and see how proud of me they are. It a different feeling coming from a parent compared to a teacher.

If you are questioning whether or not to become a teacher like I had to answer when received my blog assignment, maybe these resources will help you come to a conclusive decision.                                            

•  Top Reasons To Become A Teacher
•  10 Reasons To Become A Teacher
•  50 Reasons To Love Your Job

Am I a procrastinator?

With the New Year just behind the corner, most people created resolutions to make them better at a particular thing. Was one of them to stop being a procrastinator?

The reason I procrastinate is poor time management. Procrastination means not managing time wisely. You may be uncertain of your priorities, goals and objectives. You may also be overwhelmed with the task. As a result, you keep putting off your academic assignments for a later date, or spending a great deal of time with your friends and social activities (Facebook), or worrying about your upcoming examination, class project and papers rather than completing them. I believe this is also the reason 90% of people procrastinate.

For improving my seldom procrastination, I would study in small blocks instead of long time periods. For example, you will accomplish more if you study/work in 60 minute blocks and take frequent 10 minute breaks in between, than if you study/work for 2-3 hours straight, with no breaks. Reward yourself after you complete a task.

Other useful links to help answer your questions about procrastination: 

• Overcoming Procrastination 
• Psych Basics- Procrastination
• Later by James Surowiecko
• Procrastinator Pictures

  
  

  
  

My Favorite Internet Teaching Resource(s)

As I begin to plan lessons for my kindergarten class, I began to use this website to find creative lessons for numerous subjects.

• The websites include a variety of many technology devices, but more foldable and reading assignments.
• This website is so outstanding because there is so many lessons and ideas.
• I selected this because these blogs only apply to my subject level.
• There are free lessons, resources, and crafts available for free.
• Certain blogs provide other helpful blogs that include management, strategies, and tips for teaching.
• It is suited for younger education, Pre-K, Kindergarden, and 1st Grade.

Virtual Field Trip

My Virtual Feild Trip I created for my kindergarten students is to go to the zoo to provide a hands on experience about learning the behaviors of the animals for Science. I provided materials essential to meeting the requirements to go on a field trip.

Field Trips are Fun and Educational

Do you ever feel like students actually learn from going on a field trip? There are actually many numerous field trips that students can learn from and not just have fun. It is difficult for students to retain information in a sitting down environment everyday for many hours. Field trips allow students to have a:

• Hands on experience instead of a classroom lesson 
• Students have a deeper understanding of the lesson 
• No matter the student's learning style, they are all engaged

In my opinion, a field trip is only educational if the students and teachers make it. Teachers need to make an assignment/activity for the students to do before, while, or after the field trip. It needs to be relevant, and the students need to gain something from it.

What would you do?

In response to Future Educator's of America's Ethical Dilemma, Mark was having a hard time making friends until he was asked to be in a group on Facebook. He was thrilled and accepted immediately. As time went by he became close with these people. One of his friends posted a photo about Christa that was very vulgar, the students were trashing the new student. Mark didn't know what to do about it, whether he should drop out of the group, talk to his parents or teachers, or say something to the members? If he did any of this, he'd go from being liked and accepted to being a snitch.

We all face ethical dilemma's in our daily life, especially in a classroom environment but how will you respond to it? I would respond to it in steps depending on how bad the situation is.

• Tell his parents, so if the issue gets out of hand they will know about it and can step in.
• Emailing the person telling him that that was not okay to talk about someone like that.
• If he was disrespectful about it, leave the group.
• If he starts making fun of him also, he should get his parents involved. 

There are numerous ways to respond to an ethical dilemma, you should make sure you respond to it appropriately and in a quick manner before it gets out of hand.

Welcome to my Blog

Welcome, my name is Abigail Sena and I am in a class called Education and Training. I will be an intern at an elementary school to get an idea whether this is the career I would like to carry throughout my life. I will be posting my experiences throughout the year. Feel free to comment and check out my blog!