Teacher Talk

  Thanks to things like TV, movies, and media our society has formed teacher stereotypes that range from teachers being lazy and bad educators to teachers becoming heroes and bringing a class of students with nothing in common together. One of my favorite examples of a teacher who is expected as the hero of the story is the well-known movie freedom writers that stem from the book with the same title. This movie follows a teacher by the name of Ms. Gruwell who has been given a job in a school that is divided by gang violence, throughout the movie you can see that Ms. Gurwell has taken her own money and time out of her personal life to fight for her kids, in order to give the best educational experience that she can while bringing the class together to overcome their differences. This is one of my favorite movies because there are so many aspects of this movie that actually do occur to many teachers. While it may not be as obvious in some areas of our society, there are many teachers...

  When it comes to teaching philosophies that teachers can choose to follow, different teaching methods do not come in short supply. There are methods that range from essentialism which is heavily based on lectures and bookwork to progressivism that is a more student-centered way of teaching. From being in school I have noticed that many of my teachers in the past have had a way of teaching that involved a lot of "busy work" like essays and worksheets, and in my personal experience, I feel like I may have not gotten the most of my past education through these types of teachings. As a person who is more of a hands-on learner, I love it when teachers are able to incorporate activities that require discussion and creative activities. Knowing the experiences that I have had in the past and applying them to my future classroom, I have noticed that there are many times where asking students what their favorite activities are and trying to incorporate them into lessons is one of my ...

     There are so many times in an educator's career where there is a possibility that they will have to edit and adapt to different students that may present themselves in a classroom. When thinking about ways that we can be inclusive in a classroom setting I think it is important to understand that there will be strategies that work better than others.       I believe that it is important that we evaluate and get to know our students on not only an academic level but a personal level as well. As students, we tend to remember some of the educators that we have had in the past, but one thing that surprises me is the fact that there are times when the teachers remember us too. I remember growing up with my mother who has been an educator for 30+ years and asking her about students that she has had in the past I remember her telling vivid stories like they had just occurred yesterday. This idea that as educators we have this amazing ability to not only f...

  The presence of a gender gap is not something that is new to our society, the fact that men get paid more than women has been proven to be true since the early 1970s. This payment gap began because when women decided that they wanted to do more with their lives than just stay at home cooking and cleaning, rather they wanted to make a difference in our society by pursuing professions like teaching. The gaps formed because at the time women were less qualified and had fewer educational opportunities than men so naturally women earned less money. In the educational system, there are on average more female teachers than males but this gap is still present. There was a lot of speculation behind female teachers when women started teaching on rather they should be qualified to teach the children, because of the fact that historically women are offered fewer educational opportunities than men and how could a teacher feel comfortable with their child learning from a woman if they have thi...

Why I Teach? August 26, 2021     I believe that it takes a special type of person to take on the responsibility of teaching the young minds of our society. Teaching is one of those jobs that allows you to be able to see the growth and development of children firsthand, it doesn't matter what grade or subject you decide to teach it is inevitable that you will be able to witness the growth of an individual at some point.  The days where you are able to put a smile on students' faces who may be having a bad day, or the times where you are able to witness the joy on a child's face when they learn something new are those days that every teacher lives for. These are the reasons that I chose to teach, being able to be a positive impact on a child's life is something that I have always loved the idea of. I decided that I wanted to teach when I was in high school where I had the opportunity to work with kids through multiple high school programs. My dream grade to teach is the s...