I've been assigned to a partner teacher that works with two Biology 30-1 classes and a single Science 10 AP class. Prior to starting I was a bit intimidated by the learning environment I was stepping into but as it turn out it was extremely informal and perhaps even laid back. For example, during the birthing lesson this morning one of the girls in class blurted out a question asking if it was "true that women shit themselves during pregnancy?" I immediately expected a serious tone from my partner teacher but she matter of factly explained the biology and mechanics behind why such things could occur before going back to her presentation. When questioned later my partner teacher explained that overreacting to the students action only gives them what they want and encourages more from her and her peers. Furthermore, while it was entirely feasible to enter and win a power struggle with the student in the process she would lose the respect of the students friends and the rest of her class. …show more content…
She will go to great lengths to avoid having a monotonous lecture. To this end she uses a variety of learning activities throughout her presentation to keep students focused and on topic. Activities I've been able to witness include the use of Kahoot, matching review exercises, group competitions, short lab exercises, and the occasional video. Just prior to spring break she introduced lab exams to her students, which I'll have a chance to witness come Friday, in which students are up and about moving from station to station and answering questions while under a time crunch. She feels that such activities get students pumped and moving about while also preparing for the more rigorous time constraints often found in post-secondary science
The author of this book is 21 year old Gaby Rodriguez. She came up with the idea for this project because she was told repeatedly by her brothers and sisters that she would end up getting pregnant as a teen just like all of them. I believe that the purpose of this project and subsequently the book, was to show that you do not have to live your life on the basis of stereotypes. It does not and should not matter what anyone says about you, you are the master of your life and nothing anyone says about you should change what you believe about yourself, or what you want to do with your life. I love this book, and the Lifetime movie was great too. I have known too many young girls who have gotten pregnant, and it does not mean that their life is over. If they believe in themselves and have the help and support of loved ones, there is no reason why they cannot finish school and get a college degree.
...verall, this could result in the behavior worsening, or a lack of trust and a break of teacher-student bond, which to me is an essential part of making an impact in a student’s lifestyle decision.
After viewing the Fear, Anxiety and Tension Workshop videos, I now realize that sometimes students may develop a learning disability based off of how the teacher acts, responses, and teaches his/her class. Another key factor that can affect a student’s ability to learn is what teachers say and how they say it. This is one concept that I plan to focus a great deal on, because I do not be the one to hinder my students from learning what they need to know in order to move forward. In each video, the instructor’s tone of voice and choice of words stood out to me. The students in the class felt very threatened by the teacher and so did I and I wasn’t even in the classroom. I definitely would not be able to learn with that style of teaching
Finding the news of being pregnant is a big pill to swallow. You keep telling yourself that everything is going to be ok, but nothing seems to be working. Your mind is going from thought to thought and it feels like the walls are closing in on you. You just tell yourself that it’s just some mistake, that you’re not pregnant. Your doctor enters the room and tells you how long you’re pregnant for. Your heart stops. Your face turns a white pale color. "Life is over" you keep telling yourself. The doctor begins telling explaining your options, appointments. ext.
I listen to my students. I allow time for their individual impute in what they are learning, and adjust accordingly. I really believe that is why students can be so into the idea of being taught, because they are all encouraged to lead the discussion and projects before them as it relates to the curriculum. I try to learn from my students by listening to their interpretation. I am learning what interest them, and feed off of it in the work that needs to be performed. Work towards a positive social society, with this education does takes place for our students, teachers, and community, all for a better future, one that is full of knowledge and acceptance. What could be any
In class we mainly had group discusses and I felt she talked a lot and had a very loud opinion about other people 's thoughts and ideas. For example, we were talking about Beyoncé and average black person 's experience with racial relation in the United States. One of the boys in the class said something along the lines of Beyoncé knows nothing about the black experience because she has never suffered, been poor or struggled a day in her life. That when she bluntly said, "who are you to say Beyoncé doesn 't know the black experience!". Once she made those comments towards our male classmate I started to examine attribution, which allowed me to try and identify the causes of the way she acted. In doing so I was trying to gain knowledge of her dispositions. In other words, I was trying to figure out was she acted so harshly towards someone who was simply sharing his opinion (Baron &Branscombre, 2012). I was really taken back by her comment because I felt that the male student had the right to his opinion whether she agreed with it or not. Also, the class got really silence and even the professor didn 't know how to react to that, so we just decided to move on. Because of this I was quick to think she was quite rude and I felt she would be mean as well, therefore I concluded we probably would never be
I am five months pregnant and single, I am in a situation that I never thought that I would have to face. As far as life experiences go, I can truly tell you that dealing with pregnancy at eight-teen is truly a life changing and stressful event.
What is stress? Stress is state of mental or emotional strain or tension resulting from adverse or very demanding circumstances. Stress can from depression, work, and much more. One doctor says, “Stress is a silent disease.”
However, there is only one downfall to this class. When presenting videos, as a class, we are to give written and verbal feedback to students. I feel that in some cases other classmates did not take feedback respectively. I feel like it was disrespectful. Despite my help, I felt like the classmate was trying to prove a point at the learner’s expense. I understand it is hard to take constructive criticism. However, we only learn from feedback. I felt like this behavior inhibited our classroom’s learning environment. Our professor, Many, did a great job trying to deflect the situation. Mandy tried to effectively defuse the situation when
Only by treating my students in this way can I expect them to treat me in the same way. I believe that a classroom should be a safe zone where students are able to express themselves without fear of being made fun of, a place where the only “stupid question” is not asking a question. I feel as a teacher I must lead by example, that only through seeing and experiencing acceptance can my students truly be accepting of those in their classroom, that are different.
Every student is going to be different, and I will without a doubt have more than a few extroverts in my classes. Which is something that I will have to consider when making lesson plans. Besides that the most influential part of this course was the Faubion observations. Although I do not want to teach elementary school level classes I learned a lot through them. Espessially during my second observation where I learned about IEP’s, and how schools implement them. I realized that I will have to manage a classroom where not every student is going to want to learn, but it is going to be my job to make them want to. I also realized that when a student starts lashing out it is not necessarily because they do not like you, but rather that they are either going through something, or their ability to handle stress, frustration, and emotions could be
My personal philosophy on teaching is to inspire my students to think and to be objective thinkers. Like life, classrooms are filled with incidents on a daily basis. It 's interesting, as an active participant, to actually experience these moments shared between teachers and students as relationships are built mostly based on personality. As professionals, it 's expected that emotions take the back seat in decision making, but humans think with their heart a lot. A teacher in my estimation is one of the most human
“ Being a Motherhood is a choice you make every day, to put someone else's happiness and well-being ahead of your own, to teach the hard lessons, to do the right thing even when you're not sure what the right thing is...and to forgive yourself, over and over again, for doing everything wrong.” MMMMM. Being mother is one of the most blessed and the most challenging job in the world. Giving birth to a new life and making it walk through the new world holding its hands showing a good trail makes a mother victorious in her life. In this modern world women’s attitude against pregnancy and being a mother is changing accordingly. There occurs so many miscarriages and maternal death during the pregnancy. A woman should be physically, and more over mentally set to have a baby in her womb. Considering the biological fitness of health it’s said that safer age to be get pregnant is in between 20 to 29. Early pregnancy in the teenage age of 13 to 20 and the delayed motherhood age after 35 is challenging to the health of mother as well as the birth of the child causing currently social issues India.
After finishing the teaching part of the lesson, I realized that not everything goes according to plan. For example, in our lesson plan, we had the explain portion detailed and outlined to teach students the technical terms of what they were seeing in the stations and other activities and make it a collaborative effort within groups to work with the vocabulary words. However, the teaching of the plan was not well executed. Also, I learned that teaching a topic does not have to be boring or just full of worksheets. Fun, engaging lab stations and interactive activities can fulfill the standards and requirements just as well, if not better, than basic worksheets and PowerPoint lectures. Lastly, I realized that lesson planning and teaching require a great deal of effort and work, but it is all worth it when a light bulb goes off in a students’ head and they learn something new and are excited to be learning and extend their science
Respectful of them, their opinions, and their standpoints. I have witnessed first-hand how hard it is to agree with someone who shows no respect for you and vice versa. It happens everywhere, and I have learned that as a future teacher, that respect is vital. In order for my students to learn, and actively engage in my classes, I need to prove to them that I respect them as a person. I have seen that in class where some students have little to no respect for their peers. In addition, I have also experienced that. There was one instance where me and a few other girls were targeted for voicing our opinions on an issue. We were told by another student that we were wrong. It seemed that he refused to actually listen to us and let it settle with him. As a result of this, he got no cooperation from us. We had basically shut down. We felt vulnerable and refused to say anything for a little while being scared that he would make us feel belittled yet again. With that being said, I know now that it is not only important, but essential to show respect to anyone and everyone, and also that you receive it in