Teachers, Reflections, Questions, Decisions

Teaching entails an analysis of these aspects, questions, decisions and reflecting on them gives me an idea that, to become a teacher one must reflect on all of its components. This essay will show just four parts from the unit that has been taught so far, Professionalism and ethics, strategies that can be used to motivate students, a positive classroom environment and proactive classroom management. What needs to be shown is how effective a teacher can be from the knowledge that they are given.

Teaching-

Some people will often comment about teachers “they do not do enough, they do not care”. What do teachers do? How do they make a difference? A teacher must make students wonder and make them question everything. They make them apologise and mean it. Students must be taught responsibility and respect. A teacher must teach students how to read and write and read some more. A teacher knows they make a difference.

The teaching profession, has in recent years become one of the most valued and important professions around. The role of a teacher it is to mould a child’s mind and help them to grow, to the best of that child’s ability. A teacher has to be professional in every way. Academically a teacher will have to be formally trained at a tertiary level, as a teacher must have the skills needed to teach and assess a student. Teachers must also dedicate themselves to on going training which can go on for years. As many new programs are always being made available for training staff. Teachers are very much in the public eye and as such need to portray a professional appearance. Wearing casual clothing that is not sensible and too tight would not be the wisest decision a teacher could make. At all times one must be dressed in smart...

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...ing is a rewarding position that as a teacher one has to commit themselves to. Rewarding is meant by having the privilege of working with students and making a difference in a child’s mind as they grow. A teacher must reflect constantly on how they teach, the decisions that they make and the questions that are asked. This is a profession worth the years of study one must undertake to complete.

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CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT: A thinking & caring approach

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Marsh, C. 2008 ‘Learner motivation & developing self-esteem’ Ch4 pp34-37

Becoming a teacher: Knowledge, skills and issues Pearson Education Australia