Importance Of Becoming A Drama Teacher

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TMA 276 allowed me to take a big leap in the direction I’ve been blindly searching for for 3 years. I’ve never been so excited and so stressed to learn in my life. I learned so much about how to become a better teacher—I literally can’t even observe others teaching without critiquing them. Last night my husband and I watched School of Rock, and all I could do was think about the choices Dewey was making and how he could better teach so that he could involve the kids. Actually teaching the class really allowed me to reflect on my own teaching style and how I can grow as a teacher. I am a Blue through and through, but I know that my future students will benefit the most from a teacher that is able to teach with all of the colors in mind. When …show more content…

My sister passed away while I was in high school. The only thing that kept me going to school was my involvement in drama. I was the lead in the play at the time, and it was my coping mechanism. Taking on a different role and learning different ways to use my voice and body made me excited to learn! I want to provide that same experience for the students I teach. I want them to understand that career choices don’t have to point directly to college. There are so many opportunities in the world! Be a doctor! Be an actress! Be an electrician, or a zookeeper, or a stay at home dad! Drama is about teaching students to open their eyes to the many different possibilities that are available to them in …show more content…

However, I still feel that what I have learned in class is very applicable to my life as a mother and a teacher in the church. After learning about different learning types, I better understand why punishment should be different for different kinds of people. I understand now that I need to show my kids love in different ways depending on whether they’re orange, green, blue or gold. The same principles go for church. Additionally, I love that I have gathered wonderful teaching ideas on how to engage people in the lesson. Don’t get me wrong, the Church is great, but teachers have locked themselves into a broken teaching system—one that is definitely not entertaining or encouraging. I’m grateful that I can use “magic teacher skills” now when I teach, such as dividing them into groups, actually writing a lesson plan, inviting others ahead of time to share personal experiences or even moving around during the lesson and doing away with rows of chairs. This semester has changed my life. I gained the courage to go work with Mrs. Golden at Wasatch Elementary because I wanted more experience by watching others! I loved pushing myself and learning about new limits I never knew existed. Every lesson, every observation piqued my interest and pushed me further down the road to become a permanent teacher and

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