SED 125 and EDU 125
Education has always been an important part of my life, and i have always wanted to be a teacher. This semester I have taken two education classes that I think will greatly help me as I become the teacher that I aspire to be. I have learned all kinds of things that will help me during the process of becoming a teacher and in the classroom. There is a lot of work ahead of me but I think I am ready…
SED 125 is a class about educating exceptional learners. In class we learned about many different things that we can expect to experience and many things that we may experience. We learned about how different kids can learn, different learning disabilities they may have, and what to do in certain situations. Professor Dennison has so much experience with everything, as she has taught in many different situations. She told us countless stories about different students she had in the past, and different people she had to work with. It made me realize that I need to be prepared to work with everyone and everything.
EDU 125 is a class called Intro to Theory and Practice. The class has taught me a lot about education. We started out learning about the history of education and we got to see how it has changed over time and what different people did when they thought things needed to be different. We also had the opportunity to research about different educators that have made huge advances in the past, and it helped me to realize that you can do anything if you put your mind to it, and if you think something needs to be changed then don’t give up. This class has helped me to realize the life of a teacher and different things that you can expect; we had the opportunity to speak with three different teachers, two of whom were first year teachers and one who had been teaching for 40 plus years. As we heard the different things from them we got an idea of the average day and different things you need to expect and will learn to deal with in the classroom. We wanted to hear the truth about everything, and even though there will be hardships and at some point in my career I’m not going to be happy, the rewards are worth waiting for. From every teacher I’ve talked to, they all love the idea of making a students life better, and when the students understand, it’s the best things. EDU 125 has taught me that as a teacher there is a lot I need to follow and a lot that I need to understand.
The road to becoming a teacher can be tough. Classes like the two I have taken this fall will help me to realize different things I need to do and expect. Some things I have heard can be a little scary, and I have a lot that I need to do, but its not going to change my mind. I chose this career path because of my love for children, and the hope of changing lives and becoming a great teacher, so I’m going to stick with it and work and hope for the best.
Friday, December 14, 2007
Tuesday, December 4, 2007
Blog E - Diversity
Diversity is being different. It’s the idea of people coming together and sharing their backgrounds and beliefs. There are many different types of diversity; it’s not just race and color, even though that’s what first comes to most peoples minds. Diversity can be about religion, about your different strengths as a person, where you’re from, what you’re into, and many other things.
Diversity can be a very huge part of education, although for some its not. In my schools, diversity based on race and color wasn’t something that was hugely evident. Growing up in a country style life, in a town with not much city style aspects, I don’t believe I experienced the diversity that some other kids do. Along with many other children growing up in Maine, diversity isn’t a problem. I do understand that people come from different places in the world and that many people have different ideas. There are some people in my family who come from different backgrounds and I have had the opportunity to learn about different lifestyles and see how different people live and what they believe in. I have had the opportunity to learn about people from Suriname and from Cambodia. I also have a cousin who lives in Louisiana, she experiences the many different people of the world, and I admire how open she is to different things. Race and color is something that I have never found to be a problem that I need to work to get by. I haven’t had that much experience with it but as I get older I hope that I will have the opportunity to see many more things and learn to understand all aspects of other people’s lives and what they believe in.
Diversity is something that everyone should learn about. As a teacher I feel as though I would be open to learning about all of the different cultures and teaching my students about other people. By doing this I would not only be expanding the horizons of my students but also mine. I think that by teaching students about other cultures, I would be helping them to not be critical of other people, so that they can accept people for whom they are, not necessarily what they look like. Accepting people is going to be a huge lesson that myself and students will need to learn, especially if I do have diverse students in my classroom. I honestly think it would be great. We would all be able to learn about other cultures and be understanding of what people think. I think that everyone deserves the same education and treatment. Therefore diverse students shouldn’t be treated differently, they should be understood.
Overall, diversity is a huge part of schools, because everyone is different and they all should be welcomed regardless of what they look like, talk like, where they come from, and many more things. It’s important for teachers to understand their student’s backgrounds, and I believe that teacher’s should help to include backgrounds into the classroom. I think it would be good for all of the students to understand the other student’s lives, and where they come from. Diversity is hard, but after all America is the melting pot, and I suppose we must conform to that.
Diversity can be a very huge part of education, although for some its not. In my schools, diversity based on race and color wasn’t something that was hugely evident. Growing up in a country style life, in a town with not much city style aspects, I don’t believe I experienced the diversity that some other kids do. Along with many other children growing up in Maine, diversity isn’t a problem. I do understand that people come from different places in the world and that many people have different ideas. There are some people in my family who come from different backgrounds and I have had the opportunity to learn about different lifestyles and see how different people live and what they believe in. I have had the opportunity to learn about people from Suriname and from Cambodia. I also have a cousin who lives in Louisiana, she experiences the many different people of the world, and I admire how open she is to different things. Race and color is something that I have never found to be a problem that I need to work to get by. I haven’t had that much experience with it but as I get older I hope that I will have the opportunity to see many more things and learn to understand all aspects of other people’s lives and what they believe in.
Diversity is something that everyone should learn about. As a teacher I feel as though I would be open to learning about all of the different cultures and teaching my students about other people. By doing this I would not only be expanding the horizons of my students but also mine. I think that by teaching students about other cultures, I would be helping them to not be critical of other people, so that they can accept people for whom they are, not necessarily what they look like. Accepting people is going to be a huge lesson that myself and students will need to learn, especially if I do have diverse students in my classroom. I honestly think it would be great. We would all be able to learn about other cultures and be understanding of what people think. I think that everyone deserves the same education and treatment. Therefore diverse students shouldn’t be treated differently, they should be understood.
Overall, diversity is a huge part of schools, because everyone is different and they all should be welcomed regardless of what they look like, talk like, where they come from, and many more things. It’s important for teachers to understand their student’s backgrounds, and I believe that teacher’s should help to include backgrounds into the classroom. I think it would be good for all of the students to understand the other student’s lives, and where they come from. Diversity is hard, but after all America is the melting pot, and I suppose we must conform to that.
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