Learning how to become reflexive and how to sustain

personal growth while instructing

Teaching means having a devotion to shape and build younger generations in society in
hopes of helping students become functioning, well-diversified and respectable civilians. It is a
profession that requires you to check your emotions at the door and enter a space were children
trust what you say believe you because they recognize the authority you have and accept this to
be correct. Older students understand your level of schooling gives you a hierarchy that should
be respected. Students also bring in emotions from situations outside of school that are hopefully
helped along by teachers being mentors. Teaching is guided by instructing students from a
curriculum while ensuring students understand the ideas within these educational guidelines to
allow them passage onto the next grade. I hope to be a teacher who inspires students to achieve
their dreams while always making sure my classroom learning environment is one that facilitates
inspiration and creativity. I plan to be disciplinary, as needed, with my students, so they will
know not to talk over me or amongst each other when I am speaking. I also aspire to build
relationships with students through coaching sports and with other non-athlete students through
common interests or small talk, as I want to be a teacher that students feel they can come to and
talk to about anything in general or things that are bothering them. These aspects are easier said
than done but I am determined to help shape more well-rounded generations and to one day see
results that demonstrate I played a role in making a better tomorrow. The characteristics I
possess such as being sociable and kind will contribute to me being easy going and respectable
when delivering lessons and dealing with students. I have a good sense of humor and am open
minded, so I believe these qualities will help me instruct better in the classroom while also aiding
me to attain positive student- teacher relationships. From ED 2500 I have learned that as a
potential educator I can entice answers from students who do not understand the concept, while
not giving away the answer. I learned this through my practicum when working with students in
subjects such as Math and Science and I did not know I was good at doing this before being in a
standard classroom setting. The challenges I will face is having correct grammar and word usage
while also making sure my speaking skills are consistently clear. I also want to read current
events more regularly, which will help enhance my word choice and grammar, while it will also
help me get into a habit that I will want to follow as a Social Studies teacher who is able to
incorporate what is happening currently outside the classroom to ideas and concepts learned in
the classroom. I would like to further develop an understanding of how to incorporate
inclusiveness in a standard classroom with a focus on special needs education. Five years from
now I see myself teaching Social Studies at a junior high or high school level in a school in
Calgary while also hopefully being involved with the schools soccer or volleyball teams. I also
see myself instructing children on how to play music such as the bagpipes on evenings and
believe what I learn from teaching music can aid in my teaching in the classroom.