...Anthony Gonzales ENGL 118 12/11/13 My First Teacher There are many opportunities in everyone's life, the opportunities of success are different to everyone, but are similar the chance of success is only for those who are prepared. There is a calm wisdom in this old saying that impressed me when I heard it first from a person as I know. You may never know that you are my first teacher since I came to work in society and you may neither understand what an important role you played in my career life, Miss Li. Miss Li, she was my first grade Chinese class's teacher, and I remember her is a slim, pretty and tall young woman. Miss Li is just a very easy person to get to know, and she is very competent and industrious. That is why she has had many friends. Specially, her profound knowledge about natural science and life experience is always an interesting story to tell. That is the lesson I take from all of this, and no matter how negative a situation is, I can find the good one get into it. When I was in third grade, before the final exam, I always planned to do many things in my vacation, but I have never finished either of plans. When the last month for the final exam, but I still hang out with my friends on the football field. Seeing that the final exam is approaching, Miss Li was looking at the eyes, anxious heart. One day, Miss Li asks us "Hi kids, are your ready for the examination?" "Yes, of course!" we answer that so quickly because just order to...
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...The first year as a teacher is difficult and there will be many obstacles along the way, both for the teacher and the students. That being said, there are a few important tips that every first year teacher should focus on to increase their chances of success. Every first year teacher should seriously focus on classroom management, time management, a strong support system, organization, and attitude. By focusing on these important characteristics, the success of a first year teacher is greatly improved. First year teachers need to realize that classroom management is incredibly important. As a teacher, having control of your classroom is essential to ensuring that your students receive optimal learning in a structured environment. This also ensures that the students are paying attention and being respectful of their teacher. Although the students' voices should be heard and not ignored, the teacher must have the ultimate authority and respect. Time management is also incredibly important to master. As a first year teacher, making sure you take the time to plan accordingly and account for your entire day before the day starts will go a long way. First year teachers must be adaptable and understand that things aren’t always going to go how they plan it. Having back up work, like games, on hand can be incredibly helpful when your plans go askew to keep your students busy. Although there is a lot to teach your students and cover in one day, don't burn them out with constant...
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...A successful first year teacher must be open-minded and ready for a challenge. Many challenges will arise during that first year teaching. It is imperative that the teacher remains calm and remembers to stay focused. Too often a teacher lets the little things overwhelm them, leaving them in a stressful situation. A first year teacher seems to have more challenges trying to adjust than experienced teachers. This is because everything is new and they have to adjust to their surroundings. For example, the learning material, lesson plans, technology, and classroom in general are all new. Something else a first year teacher should be prepared to do is to learn new things themselves. This will be the year they learn the most. They will learn what works and what does not work in the classroom. They will have a chance to test their teaching ability and teaching skills. From there, they can make changes as needed. Some areas may need to be strengthened, while other areas may excel. It is a time for learning, and the teacher must be willing to learn and make changes where changes are needed. “Education is not to reform students or amuse them or to make them expert technicians. It is to unsettle their minds, widen their horizons, inflame their intellects, teach them to think straight, if possible -- Robert M. Hutchins”(Psychology Today, 2002-2014). New teachers must be acceptable. They need to understand that they cannot reach every child. They cannot make every student...
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...Preparation List 1. Show Compassion- knowing that every child is different. 2. Stay Positive and don't show defeat during a class or that you are irritated by a student’s behavior. 3. Listen and build a relationship with your students and faculty. 4. Always go the distance for yourself, your school, your coworkers and your students. 5. Always be willing to work with coworkers and share ideas that will help yourself as well as students. 6. It is not just your class, the school is a whole and everyone matters. 7. Become aware of the community in which you are teaching in this has a bigger impact on the class than you think. 8. Get to know your students' needs as a class, and as individuals. 9. Take care of yourself- don't let your work become your only life. 10. Pay attention to the time that you allow a student to answer a question that you ask. 11. Reset and reteach- meaning if you teach a procedure in a classroom and if it doesn't work over time then create a new procedure and reteach it so it may work. 12. Take Risks. 13. Always be open to different learning techniques, resources and materials. All students learn differently and some lessons may require more than one resource. 14. Take time to go over rules and what is expected. 15. Find out what you want to be expected of your students. 16. Only discuss discipline issues with the ones that need to hear it. 17. Never tolerate bullying, name calling or violence. (Zero tolerance) 18. Always have routines set...
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...The article “First, Let’s Fire All the Teacher” by Diane Ravich, was about the “No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB)” signed into law by former President George W. Bush on Jan. 8 2002, and how it affected schools around the country. One point the writer made was how poverty played a key role in the way students lien by showing us two schools, one in a high poverty district were many of the student don’t speak English, don’t regularly attend school because they have to earn money or babysit there siblings while their parents are looking for work, and some come to school unprepared because they didn’t do their homework. The other school is about 45 minute away in a better neighborhood. The children are almost all born in the U.S. , and their parents...
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...be achieved independence. Habit 1: Be proactive I was used to Chinese way of being a student---we listen to the teachers and do what they have told us which leads to a problem: we are lack of innovation and creative. Sometimes follow the instruction does not mean I have figure out everything; I was ashamed and afraid to ask questions or raise my own point of view. But here in HES, in many projects like EXP and FDI or SAP minor, if we do not ask then teacher will never tell us, to be proactive and ask what I should do or am I doing the right thing what should I implement will help the project be more effective and more accurate. Habit 2: Begin with the END in mind We start up a project or a plan should based on imagination--the ability to envision in your mind what you cannot at present see with your eyes. In other word, all things are created twice----one is a mental (first) creation, and another is a physical (second) creation. You do your second creation by follow the blueprint of your first creation. If you do everything without planning and visualizing then you probably will face a failure. Begin with the End in Mind means to begin each day, task, or project with a clear vision of your desired direction and goals, then be proactive to achieve it. And that is the reason I make agenda points and action plan every meeting. Habit 3: Put First things first Every day we manage ourselves, not only for the school or job, life management as well--your purpose, values, roles...
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...choose ambivalence. You choose success. You choose failure. You choose courage. You choose fear. Just remember that every moment, every situation, provides a new choice. And in doing so, it gives you a perfect opportunity to do things differently to produce more positive results.”—Stephen Covey Life is full of wonders and complexities. Every day we live adds twist and color to our existence. In the lyrics of Francis Magalona’s song entitled Kaleidoscope World, “Every color, every hue, is represented by me and you…” which somewhat relates to why people uniquely responds to certain circumstances. Though unique, I believe that there are ways that may actually work and be effective for all. One of those ways is contained in what my Management teacher assigned us to read, Stephen Covey’s “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People.” The book is really about knowing and nurturing the fundamental truths in your life and making them accessible to you at all times to the point where it’s easy to draw solutions to problems from them, making you a much more effective person in all aspects of life. Habit 1: Be Proactive (Principles of Personal Vision) There’s a lot of things that are happening everyday and minority of it concerns us. Based on what I understood, the idea is don’t spend your time focusing on events that you can’t control; instead, focus on what you can control. The thought made me think about my future under the BSA program. After reading about the shifting of paradigms (paradigms...
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...People . Stephen Covey's Seven Habits of Highly Effective People® ( Remember Covey’s habits are protected intellectual property) 0 Index Page 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 14 17 17 Habits defined Defining a habit Paradigms and Principals The Private Victory Habit 1- Be proactive Habit 2- Begin with the end in mind Habit 3- Put first things first Time quadrants The Public Victory Habit 5- Seek first to understand then to be understood Habit 6- Synergy Habit 7 - Sharpen the saw Habit 8 – Finding your voice Quotes that support the habits The ABC of using the habits Reading Recommendations Stephen Covey's Seven Habits of Highly Effective People® ( Remember Covey’s habits are protected intellectual property) 1 Seven Habits of Highly Effective People Habit 1: Be Proactive Take responsibility for your life. Habit 2: Begin with the End in Mind Define your mission and goals in life. Habit 3: Put First Things First Prioritise, and do the most important things first. Habit 4: Think Win-Win Have an everyone-can-win attitude. Habit 5: Seek First to Understand, Then to Be Understood Listen to people sincerely. Habit 6: Synergize Work together to achieve more. Habit 7: Sharpen the Saw Renew yourself regularly. Habit 8: Find your voice and inspire others to find theirs. To deal with people in a way that will communicate to them their worth and potential so clearly they will come to see it in themselves...
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...it makes me very tired when I get off. But I still need to prepare for school. I need to do my home works for my two evening class. I really need to cope up with all of those school works because I don’t want to fail any of my classes. To tell you honestly, being a working student is such a strain for me and most of the people who are sharing the same situation as mine. Actually, before I entered school, I’ve already asked one of my coworkers to give me a tip on how to deal with working while studying. She told me that I should not force myself to do everything at the same time. That I should just take one step at a time because I might end up losing my job or either quit school. Yes, she's right. But it’s my first time to do this and it’s really causing me stress. At first, I force myself to do every homework at night even though I need to go to work the next...
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...and inspirational life. Covey (1989) explained, making the choice to choose our response we powerfully could affect the results. Personal responsibility links to everything in my life, my family success, my professional success, and my educational success. In this instance, personal responsibility’s associations with the actions I must take to be successful in college are show initiative, be proactive, manage my time effectively, and create effective habits. Initiative There are multiple methods and attributes to ensure my educational success, taking the initiative to choose to be a successful student seems to be the first key point. A study performed by Zimmerman and Martinez-Pons (1986), comparing advanced students and lower performing students found that the lower performing students often give reactive statements such as “I just do what my teacher tells me,” compared to the academically achievers that use statements such as, “If I’m having difficulty motivating myself to complete my homework, I just work harder.” The findings indicated a lack of personal initiative in the lower performing students whereas the over achievers show initiative in every aspect of their learning endeavors. By choosing to apply initiative to my college achievement and doing more than what is expected and is necessary will enhance my college success. Proactive Going hand-in-hand with initiative, my next step is choosing to be proactive. This also will...
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...7 Habits Essay We all develop habits that can have effects on our personality; people perceive these effects as positive or negative based on their productivity and helpfulness as a skill. In examining our habits closely, we can see areas that need improvement and should be targeted to become more efficient with our limited time on earth. From the way we act around others to the way we procrastinate, our habits define who we are. In the book, 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, Stephen Covey cites seven habits and lessons that one can use to become a more effective and highly regarded person. The first habit Covey describes states that one must always try to be proactive. Covey says that “our behavior is a function of our decisions, not our conditions” (71). Instead of our environment being responsible for our path in life, we can be proactive and accomplish the tasks we want to regardless of the circumstances. Effective leaders and people do not simply accept their surroundings and let their life be decided for them; they will rise up and take charge of their choices, bettering themselves and their lives in the process. Proactive people have a positive mindset and will always affect those around them in an encouraging manner. An example of a proactive person would be my friend, Will. Will always tries his best in everything he does and does not complain, no matter the circumstances he is given. He knows that it is always possible to make the best out of any situation...
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...Harry and Rosemary Wong have done an excellent job in their writings on “The First Days of School”. A leading issue in the American education system is the need for effective teachers. Research has shown that the number of first-year teachers entering the profession lacks the essential skills to be effective. School districts across America have gone above and beyond to draw attention to the issue. In Wong’s book, The First Days of School”, Wong addresses the necessary skills that all first-year teachers should possess. Moreover, Wong suggests some proven techniques that will assist the first year teacher in becoming effective. Wong believes there are three common characteristics of an effective teacher. Wong postulates that positive...
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...Teacher Retention and Recruitment: What’s the Problem? Introduction As an aspiring teacher, I feel that we need more teachers who are passionate about teaching, instead of looking at teaching as just a “paycheck”. I personally have met teachers, who I felt really did not enjoy their job, therefore how could I ever learn anything from a teacher that was not even interested in the topic that they are discussing. I believed that these teachers once yearned to be in the classroom, but something must have turned them off from the classroom. In the research paper I will be researching the problem behind teacher retention and recruitment, and trying to find out why it is becoming a problem with finding and keeping the right qualified teachers in our schools. Bing Search Engine: Teacher Retention a Critical National Problem. Teacher retention is becoming a serious problem in United States. Almost fifty percent of new teachers are leaving their field of study within the first five years (Dill and Stafford 2008). Why is it becoming so hard to find a qualified teacher, and not just based off academic standards? Well, there has never been any real way to determine if a person will be good at teaching, which could be one of the reason that teachers are not staying around long. As these teachers stray away from teaching, they leave behind a dozens of jobs that need to be filled, which becomes costly over time. The “No Child Left behind Act” has really put pressure on to higher more...
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...Qualities of Teacher 1. Comment as to the: 1.1 Contents of the paper/, and 1.2 Similarities as to what you have experienced as a teacher or you expect to have the qualities cited and many more. Answer: 1.1 The content of the paper represents a thorough analysis, systematic understanding and a comprehensive representation of a good teacher. Teachers possess a strong power in their own capacity to direct the learners in becoming responsible citizens. Their communal hard work act as a driving power by which the goals and objectives of an educational scheme are being achieved. As such, teacher quality must be taken into account to make such goals reachable. As cited from the paper prepared by Dr. Rodolfo Yangco Baking, a former President of Tarlac State University and now a high-caliber professional lecturer of University of Makati, some qualities of a good teacher which he further explained were: enthusiastic, well prepared, maximize time, self-desciplined, humble, exemplary, use discipline wisely, treat everyone with equal respect, empathetic, avid readers, trust-worthy and trusting, committed and have spiritual foundation. In an unstructured consultation with some administrators as to teacher capability, they considered manner towards work as the most favorable characteristic. Teachers’ personality traits had the greatest influence in moral values development. The student respondents tagged being approachable and responsible among teacher traits as their...
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...Environment” is that “the main determinant of whether a student was actively and directly engaged in the process of classroom communication was that student’s seating position”, “the middle of the first row contained the students who interacted most, and as they more back and to the sides of the classroom, interaction decreased markedly.” I think the author‘s point is that students who sit in the middle of front rows are more actively interact in class than those who sit in the sides of back rows. In my experience, based on my 16 years student career, students who chose to sit in the middle of the first row and seats next to teachers are hardworking ones. They are willing to be engaged in the class and respond to the teacher at the first moment questions come up. By doing that, they can be more attracted by course contents, and they will gain more information from the class. What’s more, since front-row students can always leave good impressions to teachers, they can get more opportunities to communicate with teachers and participate in the classroom discussions. I always chose the middle of the second row when I was in college. My first course in college was “the Theory of Communications.” The lectures were given by our dean Mr. Chen, a very kind middle-aged professor. Unlike many other teachers, he barely managed classroom discipline because he believed that autonomy was the most important thing for students. Without doubt, there were a group of people continually disturbing the...
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